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                                                        <h1 id="content" tabindex="-4">UUP councillors walk out before Irish language presentation</h1>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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                                                                <p><b>Ulster Unionist councillors have staged a 
walkout ahead of a presentation on the Irish language by Linda Ervine at
 Down District Council.</b></p>
                                                                
                                                              <p>Councillors Robert Burgess, Desmond Patterson and Walter
 Lyons left the council chambers on Monday night before Mrs Ervine could
 speak about the historical links between Protestants and Irish.</p><p>In
 a statement UUP Councillor Walter Lyons said: “For years the Irish 
Language has been used as a political weapon by some in Down District 
Council when instead it could be used as a means of reconciliation. </p><p>“Unfortunately
 the views of Unionists and others have been ignored in the 
implementation of Irish Language policy in Down Council.”</p><p>He said 
the group were delighted to meet with the wife of former PUP leader, 
Brian Ervine, before Monday night’s Council meeting “and agreed to meet 
again at the East Belfast Mission to learn of the work that she does, to
 hear of positive aspects of the Irish Language and to lend our support 
to her group”.</p><p>See tomorrow’s paper for more...</p>                                         </div>
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