Union Flag

DUP Aldernamn Paul Porter said the abuse from republicans started after after he posted a photo of himself and his son with their Union Flag ahead of the July celebrations.

Councillor 'wants no part of New Ireland' after republican abuse

Morning View

Editorial: Civil service head belatedly pulls out of Pride

Letters to editor

Letter: One wonders what is next after the outrage over Union flag bags at M & S

Rory McIlroy has taken care to avoid political debates Pic: Getty Images

Owen Polley: Unlike the bag complainers, Rory is the very best of NI

Reusable Marks & Spencer carrier bags decorated with the Union Flag were sent to Northern Ireland by mistake, the company has said.

M&S Union Flag bag row: Pressure mounts from MLA and Shadow SoS

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The Republic of Ireland flag should not be flown for Alamo defenders born in the...

Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan with the Ulster Banner after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia

Letter: Unionism has not embraced a distinct NI identity

Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan with the Ulster Banner after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia

Letter: The Ulster Banner was a civil flag rather than a state one

Silver medal winner Kate O'Connor of Team NI celebrates with the Ulster Banner flag following the women's heptathlon on day six of the Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on August 03, 2022 in Birmingham, England (photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

MP questions powers of Team NI organisers to change the flag of Northern Ireland

Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan with the Ulster Banner after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia

Northern Ireland flag to be dropped from Commonwealth Games

On the one hand the Union Flag is the flag of the UK, while on the other hand there is a very substantial part of Northern Ireland's population that does not identify as British

Ian Ellis: Let’s show consideration for each other, for sake of youth

Letters to editor

Letter: Irish Guards on parade were not photographed in front of Union flags

Alex Easton (right) and friends celebrate at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

He's done it! Daredevil MP Alex Easton hits Kilimanjaro summit in charity trek

This year the flying of the Union flag is particularly important as we mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day

Letter: No-one who takes time to understand Union Flag could take offence

The Loyalist Communities Council has urged people only to fly Union Flags and The Ulster Banner to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day on 8 May.

LCC urges only Union Flag and Ulster Banner flown on VE Day

DUP MLA Brian Kingston says "hiding behind anonymity undermines trust in the democratic process".

DUP says councillor anonymity ruling sets a ‘dangerous precedent’
A decision to grant anonymity to councillors involved in a democratic process is deeply concerning and “sets a dangerous precedent”, a DUP MLA has said.
David Thompson

Morning View

Editorial: Transparency issues over watchdog ruling giving councillors anonymity

Jamie Bryson says a ruling by the ICO that councillors are entitled anonymity is "repugnant to the most basic democratic principles".

Flag dispute councillors entitled anonymity over 'fear of being targeted'

Rev Mervyn Gibson, grand secretary of the Orange Order

Orangeman: Plan to drop Ulster Banner for athletes risks 'community tension'

Morning View

Editorial: The Ulster Flag must not be changed for the Commonwealth Games

Conal Heatley, chief executive of Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland

Team NI Commonwealth chief says Ulster Banner linked to race hate

Rhys McClenaghan of Northern Ireland celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's Pommel Horse Final during gymnastics on day four of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Allister decries proposal to axe Ulster Banner as the flag of NI athletes

A court recently overturned a council motion to limit the flying of the Union Flag after an appeal by Jamie Bryson

Bryson: DUP 'failed to scrutinise let alone challenge' council flag policy

A court recently overturned a council motion to limit the flying of the Union Flag after an appeal by Jamie Bryson

Letter: Praise for Bryson over council challenge

The Union Flag flies 365 days per year on some war memorials in Northern Ireland, such as this one at Lisburn's Castle Gardens.

Names of councillors behind overturned flag motion still secret

Jamie Bryson has won his case against a local council over their Union Flag policy - after officials admitted defeat. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Council admits defeat to Bryson in Union Flag case

The Union Flag flies 365 days per year on some war memorials in Northern Ireland, such as this one at Lisburn's Castle Gardens.

Revealed: Secret Alliance arguments over flag policy
The News Letter can reveal the detail of arguments made in a call-in motion to the Chief Executive of Ards and North Down council, which the body has controversially refused to disclose to the public.
David Thompson

Disorder broke out in Belfast city centre following an anti-Islamic protest at City Hall at the weekend. Photo: David Young/PA Wire

John Coulter: Need to understand underlying issues behind eruption of violence

A Remembrance Day service at Newtownards war memorial – the local council is in dispute over the permanent flying of Union Flags at memorials

Council needs to ‘see sense’ on flag motion – DUP

Jamie Bryson’s Freedom of Information request has put Ards and North Down Council in the spotlight

Councillors demanded secrecy over flags policy 'call-in'

The Union Flag flies 365 days per year on some war memorials in Northern Ireland, such as this one at Lisburn's Castle Gardens.

Council refuses to release details of Union flag call-in motion

Shoppers from the Republic have been visiting Northern Ireland supermarkets such as those at Sprucefield and purchasing products with Union Flag warnings before taking them back over the border

Letter: Windsor Framework is little short of a farce

Morning View

Editorial: Celebrations of Hamas should be focus of police probes into 'hatred'

Some bonfires did not have representations of people on them but were set ablaze adorned with Irish Tricolours. Mr Bryson says he draws a distinction between the burning of such depictions of people and the burning of flags. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Loyalists should stop burning effigies of living people, says Jamie Bryson

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) attending a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden in the White House, during his visit to Washington DC last month. The two leaders will meet again when Mr Biden arrives in the UK this Sunday. Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles will meet the president at Windsor Castle on Monday

Letter: Joe Biden's upcoming visit to the UK unlikely to achieve much

A newly elected Alliance Party councillor proposed the removal of the Opening Prayer and Holy Bible Reading which is a long held tradition at the start of each council meeting

Letter: Alliance say they want to focus on cost of living yet try Bible ban

Victor Stewart Enterprises in Lurgan have designed their own special Coronation Union Flag - bit are almost sold out.

Shops struggling to cope with demand for Union Flags

A representation of the stage for the Coronation Concert where stars including Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Take That, Freya Ridings, Andrea Bocelli and others will perform. It is uniquely coloured in patriotic red, white and blue and the stage will fan out into the audience and have a halo-like screen surrounding the roof, which the BBC has said will "symbolise the Crown protecting the nation".

From Katy Perry to Andrea Bocelli: Coronation Concert packed with top talent

The proposal would have seen the Union Flag flying 365 days a year in Ards

Alliance explain vote against extended flying of Union Flag in Ards

The flying of the Union flag is a bone of contention at Ards and North Down Borough Council

TUV brands Alliance Party 'nationalism’s little helpers' over flag intervention

A protest at Belfast City Hall in 2020 to mark the eighth anniversary of the Union Flag protests

Flag protests 10 years later: Unionist views have ‘hardened’, says Jamie Bryson

Following confirmation that Her Majesty had passed away peacefully the Union Flag at Ibrox Stadium was lowered to half-mast.

Rangers respond to Queen Elizabeth death as club pay tribute to 'phenomenal serv...

Prince Andrew / Prince William

No mandatory flying of flag this Tuesday for Prince William ‘is a sop to Andrew'

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Irish tricolour finally edited out of jubilee footage

News Letter editorial

The prime minister has survived, and must act fast to overhaul the NI Protocol

Letter to the editor

Union Flag should have been flown for Northern Ireland’s anniversary

'Sweet Caroline... good times never seemed so good...'

NI Centenary Parade: WATCH Union Flag-clad songstress belt out Sweet Caroline

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 28th May 2022

More than 20,000 people take part in an Orange Order parade in Belfast to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland. Orange lodges from across Northern Ireland, along with bands, took part in the parade which started at Stormont and continued into the city centre.

Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

NI centenary parade: SLIDESHOW – from Miss UK to Union Flag top hats

NI centenary parade: Here they come... WATCH as head of parade hits City Hall

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NI centenary parade: WATCH – 500 police officers on duty at vast Orange march

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 28th May 2022 More than 20,000 people take part in an Orange Order parade in Belfast to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland. Orange Orders from across Northern Ireland, along with bands, took part in the parade which started at Stormont and continued into the city centre. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

NI centenary parade: VIDEO – Walkthrough of Stormont shows scale of crowd

While the Union Flag will not be flying above the starting point at Stormont last night organisers had begun festooning the platform next to Parliament Buildings with red, white, blue and orange

The stage is set — it’s ‘The Big One’ to celebrate Northern Ireland’s 100th

Stormont

PSNI issue traffic advice for Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland Centenary Parade

Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie.

Doug Beattie ‘badly out of touch with grassroots’ on National Anthem, says TUV

The Union Flag was reportedly torn down in Cookstown on Saturday night.

Tearing down Union Flag is ‘an attempt to raise tensions’

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