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June 26, 2023 at 0:24pm BST Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Irish national flag is being “weaponised by a small minority”. Speaking during a major security conference in Dublin, Mr ...
What does the Irish flag convey to modern Irish citizens? Apparently in some cases it “represents” the Irish people who take part in many anti-Israeli events around the world.
A controversy erupted in the Republic of Ireland this summer when Patrick Costello, a member of Parliament for the Green Party, proposed that July 12 should be made a public holiday across Ireland ...
The usual two-week flag-flying limit should apply to a Celtic dance school request that Grey Highlands declare Irish Heritage Month in March and fly the flag for the month.
Long-necked Eamon de Yalera. President of the Irish Free State’s Executive Council, wants an Irish Republic without bloodshed.* Until he can get it he rankles under “symbols” of British ...
Callum McGregor has noted how 'everyone in Ireland' would love to play for Celtic, as he praised Adam Idah for dealing with ...
The event starts with a Gaelic blessing by a local clergyman, the singing of the Irish national anthem, "Amhrán na bhFiann" ("The Soldier's Song"), the raising of the Irish Republic flag, then ...
Irish-language rap group Kneecap has peformed for tens of thousands of fans at the Glastonbury Festival despite controversy and criticism from British politicians ...
First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said the Irish tricolour should not have been placed on the coffin of garda killer Pearse McAuley. The Sinn Féin vice-president said her party played "no part ...
An Irish flag and a poster of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have been placed on top of a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone. The pyre in Moygashel previously garnered attention online after a boat was placed ...