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Legal challenge over Council’s proposed Irish Language Policy to be heard

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A legal challenge against Belfast City Council over its proposed new Irish language policy is set to be heard in full at the High Court next month.

The legal action has been brought by Ann McClure, the same woman who challenged the flying of the Palestinian flag at City Hall earlier this week.

At a High Court hearing on Friday, it was said that the two issues are part of the same case.

It was decided that a two-day hearing will be held in mid-January to hear the case in full.

The council voted in favour of adopting a new draft Irish language policy in October, but the decision was then challenged in a so-called call-in by unionists.

Legal opinion has been sought on the issue by the council but has not yet been received, and the matter is on hold at City Hall.

At the same time, Ms McClure, a member of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) Party has gone to the courts to try to overturn the decision.

She has insisted that she is acting in a personal capacity rather than on behalf of her party.

Her bid to have the Palestinian flag taken down on Tuesday was rejected by the High Court.

On Monday evening, councillors voted by 32 votes to 28 to fly the flag for one day. It went up at midnight on Monday and was taken down at dusk on Tuesday.


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