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The Irish flag was flown for the first time ever on March 7, 1848, by Thomas Francis Meagher in Co Waterford. ... “The national flag of Ireland is the tricolor of green, ...
Sir, – What a joy it is to see our national flag hoisted in celebration and waved in joy during the Paris Olympic Games.These demonstrations of collective belonging transcend county, provincial ...
August 14, 2024 at 10:55am BST. THE use of the Irish national flag in the anti-immigrant protests in Belfast and elsewhere is both abhorrent and a negation of the Irish republican tradition.
One thinks of how, during the St Patrick’s week visits by Ministers in the coming weeks, the Irish flag will fly beside so many other national flags, in a web of international friendship.
Object: The Plough and the Stars flag Physical Characteristics: 6' x 5' 5".Green Field with gilt fringe. On the field a yellow plough outlined in black and seven silver stars also outlined in black.
Gerry Adams believes the tricolour and Irish national anthem should be “on the table” in any future negotiation about constitutional change. The former Sinn Féin leader’s remarks echo those ...
Irish News Dublin-based correspondent questions the use of the tricolour as the flag of the Irish Free State, seeing it as a divisive one that did not have the support of all Irish people.
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 Varadkar said the tricolour is a ...
The Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories, and is rooted ...