Stormont's first Irish language and Ulster-Scots commissioners appointed

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Pól Deeds/BBC Pól Deeds (left) and Lee Reynolds (right) are the new language commissioners

Northern Ireland's first Irish language and Ulster-Scots commissioners have been formally appointed. The new Irish language commissioner is Pól Deeds, the deputy chief executive of the cross-border body Foras na Gaeilge. Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor Lee Reynolds is the commissioner for the Ulster-Scots and Ulster British tradition.

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