@Shellmccabe They flock to TCD if they can afford it who wouldn’t tbh

@mariebeecee1 tuition fees in the south are less than both NI & GB afaik

@Shellmccabe @EmmaL_R90 Surely he is unfairly painting people as complete bigots I went to Queens Yes it had all the unionist symbolism, RUC band at graduation, national anthem etc Didnt matter It was our local university Mixed students Mixed staff

@gingirish @EmmaL_R90 but then it was infiltrated because the anthem is no longer played at graduation and students dare to wear certain sports tops. Wonder if Aussie Rules jerseys have the same effect? He clearly hasn't thought through how entitled this makes them look

@Shellmccabe They don’t even have Irish Language signs @CumannQub have highlighted this on many occasions.

@piarais91 @CumannQub I don't think Jim works on facts tbh

@Shellmccabe Someone should ask him why Protestant secondary school students attend the Donegal Gaeltacht then. Seems a strange thing to do if SU signs are going to affect them at 3rd level.

@annie_mcginley ah here, he'd probably faint

@Shellmccabe @MrRCain2 Well, if he's right, it's an appalling reflection on those Protestant students. I hope and believe he isn't.

@aggressie @MrRCain2 if someone picks a university based on the language on its signage (even tho there isn't any) or the clothes the students wear rather than its reputation and course provision then perhaps university isn't the place for them. They won't survive the critical engagement in lectures

@Shellmccabe There have never been Irish language signs in the Students' Union building at Queen's Belfast. Jim Wells is plain wrong, as per usual.

@DominicDoherty2 it has been known for Jim to be wrong... on many, many things

@Shellmccabe Trinity Dublin used to be exclusively for protestants

@McAlindenS t'was indeed

@Shellmccabe Could it be that they have had enough of the tribalism and want to broaden their horizons?

@gerardcassidy they'd be right and probably why they don't return

@Shellmccabe He's full of something the profanity filters won't like last time I was in Queen's there weren't any Irish signs and even if there were it wouldn't have put me off going and I'm glad I did I made a lot of friends from around the world and got an excellent degree at the same time

@somaticon I've been at QUB twice, 20 yrs ago for my MSSc and now for a doctorate. Signs could have been written in Dothraki - too busy trying to earn my degrees to notice. I understand it is important for those who speak Irish, but it makes no difference to those who don't

@Shellmccabe It gets ever more ridiculous lol

@AlanPatterson12 Jim doesn't believe in revising his thinking even when presented with the facts. Just keep trotting out the stale old tropes