of "God Save The Queen", and she commended "the very real efforts that have been made by the IFA to tackle sectarianism at their matches". In September 2011 Ní Chulín's Department launched Líofa 2015, a project aimed at encouraging people in Northern Ireland to learn, teach and speak Irish. Among those taking up the challenge to achieve conversational fluency by 2015 was Judith Gillespie, Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and some 1509 other PSNI officers. In August 2012 Ní Chuilín revealed a £3m investment programme to improve facilities for boxing in Northern Ireland, saying "Over £3m will be invested through Sport NI; it's an initial investment, but it is to make sure that boxing clubs have the facilities that are fit for purpose, because at the minute many of them don't." In 2011 former IRA prisoner Mary McArdle was appointed Special Adviser to Ní Chuilín. This appointment prompted much public controversy, as McArdle had been convicted of involvement in the murder of Mary Travers and the attempted murder of her father Tom Travers. Ann Travers, sister of Mary, spoke to the press of her anger at the appointment, and repeatedly demanded that McArdle resign. McArdle was later moved from the post, and in June 2013 the Northern Ireland Assembly passed a bill to bar anyone with a serious conviction from being a special political adviser. References 1964 births Alumni of the Open University Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Irish republicans Irish republicans imprisoned under Prevention of Terrorism Acts Irish language activists Living people Members of Belfast City Council Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive (since 1999) Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011 Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Politicians from Belfast Provisional Irish Republican Army members Sinn Féin MLAs Women ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive Sinn Féin councillors in Northern Ireland Women councillors in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027