13 January 2011 Last updated at 03:18 ET

Hacker translates DUP websites into Irish

Peter Robinson The website has been restored after being defaced for a time

A language activist has hacked into three DUP websites, temporarily translating their homepages into Irish.

On one, Peter Robinson was shown introducing himself in the language.

"Is mise Peadar Robinson agus tugaim tacaiocht don Acht na Gaelige" is translated as "I am Peter Robinson and I support an Irish Language Act".

Irish language legislation has been a source of friction at Stormont with the DUP repeatedly frustrating Sinn Fein appeals for its introduction.

The hacker, who calls himself Hector O'Hackatdawn, also broke into peterrobinson.org and jeffreydonaldson.org.

On its Twitter feed, the DUP said its website had been "temporarily affected by malicious activity".

It added that the police were now dealing with the issue.

More on This Story

Related Internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites

More Northern Ireland stories

RSS

Features & Analysis

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • MercedesStory of the S-Class

    Mercedes-Benz has been producing the model since 1972. BBC Autos looks back at its history

Programmes

  • The night sky in ChileFast Track Watch

    Stargazing in Chile – visit the best place on earth to see the heavens above

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.