At a seminar 4 June 2026 at Queen's University Belfast, Dr Aisling O’Boyle (Queen’s University Belfast) and Prof Lorna Carson (Trinity College Dublin) highlighted findings from the 2025 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey. They explored public attitudes to languages in Northern Ireland, as well as the complicated relationship between languages, cultures, and identities. In particular, they highlighted attitudes to, and knowledge of, Irish and Ulster-Scots.

After their presentation, Pól Deeds (Irish Language Commissioner) gave his response, followed by Dr Katy Radford (Director, Office of Identity and Cultural Expression).