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Patricia MacBride: Unionist outrage at Irish language legislation is really about what's going on in unionism

The TUV is using legislation around the Irish Language Act to claim that the DUP is selling unionism down the river by capitulating to Sinn Féin. Pictured is TUV leader Jim Allister.
Patricia Mac Bride
In June of this year, there was a faux wobble as to whether or not the DUP would nominate a first minister in the midst of the internal wrangling that saw the party go through three leaders in almost [...]

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