QUB 'Resounding vote in favour of bilingualism' welcome - Cllr Grace Uí Niallais
4607 students voted in favour of putting Irish and English on equal footing
Derry City and Strabane District councillor Grace Uí Niallais (Sinn Féin) has welcomed what she described as "the resounding vote by students to endorse Queen’s University, Belfast, as a dual language university".
4,607 students voted in favour of putting Irish on an equal footing to English in the vote.
"This is a historic day for An Ghaeilge at Queen’s University with an overwhelming majority voting for the language to be put on an equal footing as English.," added Cllr Uí Niallais.
"The university must now work towards implementing a comprehensive Irish language policy.
“This is a result in favour of equality and inclusion at a university that has seen a 227 per cent increase in enrolments to Irish language courses.
“The Irish language is well and truly alive at Ollscoil na Banríona, Béal Feirste.
“As the Irish language community continues to grow, Sinn Féin will continue doing all it can to build on this growth and to strengthen the rights of Gaeilgeoirí.”