Liam Logan

Who is Liam Logan?

Liam Logan is one of Northern Ireland's leading Ulster Scots enthusiasts and commentators who has made a significant contribution to the recent interest in the language as a native speaker, broadcaster, journalist and writer.

Originally a native of Galdanagh, a townland of Dunloy, in the northern part of County Antrim, although he has been resident in Bangor, County Down for many years. Liam was educated at St. Joseph's Primary School, Dunloy and St MacNissi's College, Garron Tower. He holds an MBA from the University of Ulster. Employed in the National Health Service since the mid-1970s, Liam worked as Senior Planning Officer for the North and West Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. He was seconded to the [Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure] from 2007 until 2008 to head the Secretariat of the Ulster Scots Academy Implementation Group.

In 2009, Liam retired from public service to concentrate on his language consultancy work with the Language Diversity Project and is involved with a number of film and television projects currently in development. Additionally, Liam has provided voiceovers for websites as well as interactive media located at Ballymena Town Hall Museum, Civic and Arts Centre.