Over 17,000 Irish speakers thronged the streets of Belfast last weekend to demand an Irish Language Act in a march branded 'Lá Dearg' (Red Day). Following the march, the British Government announced their commitment to deliver the legislation during the last week. Among the crowd was a group of Gaels from Draperstown, under the banner of local Irish language group Glór na Speiríní.placeholder image
Over 17,000 Irish speakers thronged the streets of Belfast last weekend to demand an Irish Language Act in a march branded 'Lá Dearg' (Red Day). Following the march, the British Government announced their commitment to deliver the legislation during the last week. Among the crowd was a group of Gaels from Draperstown, under the banner of local Irish language group Glór na Speiríní.

IN PICTURES: County Derry Gaels at last week's Lá Dearg march

A group from Ballianscreen made the journey.

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