Audio interview with Séamus Mac Seáin, co-founder of Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, by the BBC. The Belfast Agreement/ Good Friday Agreement contained proposals to promote the Irish language, Ulster Scots and the languages of other ethnic communities in Northern Ireland. Mac Seáin discusses the issues surrounding the growth of the Irish language in Belfast both before and after the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: Unknown
Name of First Interviewee: Séamus Mac Seáin
Role at time of Interview: Co-founder of Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich
Interviewer: Unknown
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart
Time Period covered: 1960-2000
Key Individuals: Séamus Mac Seáin
Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Irish language, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, education, community relations, religion