"Shane" [Shain] Meaning: Soon
Ian Parsley
Ian is married and lives just outside Belfast, though he hails originally from Groomsport at the top of the Ards Peninsula.
A speaker of several Western European languages, Ian is a linguist by academic background, compiling ground-breaking research on language change in Germanic languages as his dissertation at Newcastle University. Ian continues to write and commentate on linguistic issues, including on effective language learning methods and minority language development.
A past local councillor, Ian is also involved in hockey umpiring and public policy analysis and research (particularly in the fields of health and the economy).
Ian has previously served as the Chair of the Ulster-Scots Broadcasting Fund from 2012 to 2019.