Belfast Live on MSN9hOpinion
Opinion: Regulating flags could finally end annual fiasco
"The late SDLP leader John Hume once said that you can't eat a flag; perhaps once our politicians have this issue sorted, ...
Belfast Live on MSN1d
Flags legislation will protect freedom of expression says Paula Bradshaw
The Alliance Party is no stranger to taking action on flag flying. Their intervention allowed the Union Flag to be flown on designated days at Belfast City Hall when others sought its removal ...
Northern Ireland council writing to DfI and PSNI over removal of Israel flags from lampposts
A Northern Ireland council is to write to both the PSNI and the Department for Infrastructure calling for the removal of ...
Alliance MLA’s proposed flags legislation ‘must be balanced’
A 12-week consultation has been launched on Paula Bradshaw’s Display of Flags and Emblems private member’s bill.
The Irish Times13d
Fears new UK citizenship ceremonies with flags could damage NI community relations
A senior Stormont civil servant 20 years ago was prompted to advise that when it came to the subject of symbols and anthems that “circumstances are different in Northern Ireland”. The official ...
News Letter on MSN5d
Alliance's flags and emblems law would see 'more unionist culture policed by state', TUV say
An Alliance Party proposal to legislate for the display of flags and emblems in public places will result in “another aspect ...
New Year’s Eve tribute to Gaza victims at Belfast City Hall
New Year’s vigils for Gaza were also held at the Peace Bridge in Derry, Newry, Dublin and several other locations across ...
Slugger O'Toole3d
Will the flags issue continue to fester?
Along many streets in various parts of Northern Ireland, flags of various sorts fly high and proud on ... to grab this particular tribal bull by the horns. Last June, South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw ...