Unionists getting animated over their love for the Irish language

Don Duncan

School of Arts, English and Languages

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

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The first in a series of short animated films that show normal, everyday Protestants and unionists who have engaged with or learned Irish is being unveiled virtually today (MON) to mark the start of Good Relations Week.

Linda (58) has teamed up with Don Duncan, a lecturer in Broadcast Journalism at Queen’s University Belfast, to create the films.

Period	14 Sep 2020

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Title	Unionists getting animated over their love for the Irish language
Media name/outlet	Belfast Telegraph
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	14/09/2020
Description	For almost a decade Trojan work has been underway within the East Belfast Mission to promote the Irish language among unionists, loyalists and Protestants alike. Now Irish language activist Linda Ervine and her team in the Turas project, who run weekly Irish classes for learners at the Skainos Centre, have turned to animation in a bid to address this sensitive subject.
URL	https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/unionists-getting-animated-over-their-love-for-the-irish-language-39527418.html
Persons	Don Duncan

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Animation
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Irish Language
East Belfast
oral history

Unionists getting animated over their love for the Irish language

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