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

Background: The flag was unveiled in 1914 as the flag for the Irish Citizen Army and depicts part of the constellation of Ursa Major, known as The Plough in Ireland and Britain.

A flags protocol in south Belfast is no longer being followed because of opposition to Irish language street signs. That is ...

Gerry Adams, the former President of Sinn Féin, says changes to key political symbols such as the Irish flag and the national anthem should be part of the agenda for any future discussions to reach an ...

A CONVERSATION AROUND the use of the tricolour began this week, when Dublin City Council suggested it would take action over the impromptu appearance of the flag on lampposts around the capital. There ...

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 ...

On Easter Monday 33 years ago a pale, impassioned schoolmaster named Patrick Pearse marched out of the door of Dublin’s General Post Office, hauled a flag of green, white and orange to the peak of the ...

A Ceremony to mark the 109th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will take place outside the General Post Office (GPO), on O'Connell Street in Dublin this Easter Sunday, April 20. The ceremony will ...