'They look hideous' - Battle over the Irish flag on Dublin streets

Irish tricolour flags have been erected on street lights all over Dublin in recent months in what has been branded by some as ...
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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

Right-wing activists divide Dublin with lamp-post flag blitz

Tricolours appear on lamp-posts across capital Critics say flags being used to intimidate immigrants Supporters vow to resist any limits on national flag Echoes of similar flag drive in England DUBLIN ...
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 ...
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 ...