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Opinion: The Irish flag carries so much baggage - a united Ireland should have a new one

FOR MANY PEOPLE, their nation’s flag is a symbol of pride. It represents their country’s traditions, heritage and values. But this patriotism can sometimes manifest into a distorted form of ...
Reuters

Kaleidoscope of flags marks Belfast's sectarian fault lines

BELFAST (Reuters) - In Northern Ireland, the flags of Israel and the Palestinians are potent symbols of conflict - but here they divide Catholics and Protestants rather than Jews and Muslims. In the ...

Dublin won't remove Irish flags hung by right-wing activists

Dublin City Council has decided not to remove Irish tricolour flags hung by right-wing activists in some parts of the city in ...
The Irish Times

Dublin City Council will not remove Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups

Dublin City Council has decided it will not remove the hundreds of Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups around the capital and will instead launch initiatives to “promote a deeper ...
The Conversation

I’ve researched the politics of flags in Northern Ireland for decades – here’s what England needs to understand

Dominic Bryan receives funding from the ESRC and I have received funding from the AHRC, the Government of Northern Ireland and the Irish Government in the past. I am a member of the Green Party. Flags ...