evidence: THE passing of Irish language legislation at Westminster has been welcomed as a "historic milestone" by campaigners who are now seeking the implementation of the law, including the appointment of the north's first Irish commissioner. The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons back in May, completed its Westminster journey on Monday, receiving royal assent and officially repealing legislation from 1737 that among other outworkings banned the use of Irish in courts. [...] The bill was introduced at Westminster after the British government warned last year it would do so in an attempt to break a stand-of between Sinn Féin and the DUP over its introduction at the Stormont Assembly.