The Northern Ireland flags issue is one that divides the population along sectarian lines. Depending on political allegiance, people identify with differing flags and symbols, some of which have, or have had, official status in Northern Ireland.

Jan 23, 2025 · CLAIM: The Alliance Party is proposing legislation to remove the Union Flag from and bunting public spaces. It is not currently lawful to put flags on lamp posts. The Alliance Party is seeking to draft a bill that would actually expand citizens’ rights to fly flags – …

When the Parliament of Northern Ireland was dissolved by the British government under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, the flag ceased to be used by a body with a royal warrant but remains the only flag to date which represents Northern Ireland at international level in sport.

Sometimes described as an "asymmetric" or "irregular" war [26][27][28] or a "low-intensity conflict", [29][30][31] the Troubles were a political and nationalistic struggle fuelled by historical events, [32] with a strong ethnic and sectarian dimension, [33] fought over the …

Dec 12, 2014 · Renewed talks have begun in Northern Ireland on how to deal with issues surrounding contentious parades, the flying of flags, the legacy of its troubled past and welfare reform.

Feb 4, 2013 · A decision to restrict the flying of the union flag over Belfast City Hall late last year sparked weeks of protests and riots. The cause is rooted deep in the legacy of the peace process.

Jan 23, 2013 · Cultural issues - like the flags - are a diversion from the lack of jobs, poverty and a lack of prospects for some young people'. The flags issue is also a further sign of the entrenched sectarianism that remains in Northern Ireland. Schools, …

Dec 4, 2012 · Some in Northern Ireland regard disputes about flags as ridiculous and outdated. Raw emotions exposed by issues like flags. For others the right to fly their flag remains an important way...

Feb 4, 2025 · Neither Irish history nor the Irish language was taught in schools in Northern Ireland, it was illegal to fly the flag of the Irish republic, and from 1956 to 1974 Sinn Féin, the party of Irish republicanism, also was banned in Northern Ireland.

Between the late 1960s and the late 1990s, a violent struggle engulfed Northern Ireland. Shootings, bombings, and assassinations were commonplace. People—divided along religious and political...