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Alan Irwin

Alan Irwin

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Articles by Alan Irwin:

bypassed minority interest

26 January 2026

Belfast City Council bypassed minority interest protections over Irish language policy in “cobbled together” process, court told

piling illegality

14 January 2026

Belfast City Council Irish language policy “piling illegality on illegality”, court told

member not entitled

5 December 2025

TUV member may not be legally entitled to take Belfast City Council Irish language challenge, court told

policy systemic challenge

1 December 2025

Legal action against Belfast City Council’s Irish language strategy widens to ‘systemic challenge’, High Court told

row rumbles on

6 November 2025

Belfast Grand Central Station Irish signs row rumbles on as ministers fail to agree position

court legal challenge

22 October 2025

Court allows legal challenge over Stormont’s failure to deliver Irish language strategy

conradh intervention

7 September 2025

Conradh na Gaeilge want to be added to Jamie Bryson’s Irish language sign case

bryson granted leave

8 May 2025

Jamie Bryson gets High Court permission to challenge plans for Irish language signs at Grand Central Station

rejected in secret

29 January 2024

Court told bid to have Irish language signage erected in Portadown was rejected in secret by Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council

legal advice disclosed

23 August 2023

Legal advice which stalled erection of Irish signs at Belfast leisure centre should be disclosed in public, tribunal hears

stall irish language signs

23 August 2023

Legal advice which stalled plans to erect Irish language signs at Belfast leisure centre should be disclosed, court hears

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