Another week at Stormont, another classic game of political ping-pong. You could be forgiven for thinking you’ve seen this all before.

This time, the core of the disagreement and claims and counter-claims between the people we elected to improve our lives has centred on funding for the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project.

For those who aren’t aware, this is the £90,000 annual funding for a special body that helps councils with accurate Irish translations for dual-language street signs.

The project began in 1987 with the aim of researching the origins and meanings of local place-names, based on a collection of over 30,000 names of settlements and physical features.

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