In terms of flags, it is interesting that although the Northern Ireland public weren't sure about a new flag at civic events they would support it for sporting events. Plus they would support a ...

How do Protestants in Northern Ireland feel about symbols that are typically regarded ... in new window ] We also focused on the flag of Ireland. All respondents were shown the same image of ...

Commonwealth Games chiefs in Northern Ireland are threatening ... The country’s unofficial flag includes the red hand of Ulster, which has been used as a loyalist symbol, on top of a St George ...

symbols, bonfires, statues, murals, banners and memorials”. Take flags. The commission considered whether public buildings should either fly only the union jack, since Northern Ireland is part ...

For Unionists, the flag is symbol of Northern Ireland’s Britishness and a sign of its non-negotiable membership of the United Kingdom. However, for Nationalists, the flag is not something to be proud ...

Parades and flags are important symbols to loyalists ... some nationalists were trying to erase their identity from Northern Ireland. The unionists argued that the flag had flown for decades ...

With a shared symbol, a shared future and present would be easier to imagine. Finally, this flag might be helpful in the face of uncertainty about Northern Ireland’s future status. A new symbol that ...

The Union flag, the national symbol of the United Kingdom, is also the official flag of Northern Ireland. It can be seen flying from lamp posts in majority PUL communities. In contrast ...

IF Northern Ireland remains part of Britain it ... The design I would l propose is based on the European flag, as that is a great symbol of hope and represents putting an end to a conflict which ...

Strict rules banning the display of certain symbols at the Beijing Olympics ... by the Tricolour and the Union flag, respectively, but Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales are not members ...

“I’ve been researching Northern Ireland and peace building here and elsewhere for 20 years, so I’d always been aware of all the flags and symbols issues but I hadn’t really thought much ...