# union-flag - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
# United Ireland
# United Ireland
Pearse Doherty said he couldn’t see the day when the union flag would fly overhead, but said all views must be accomodated.
# union-flag - Tuesday 3 February, 2015
# Hit The Road Jack
# Hit The Road Jack
It wants a flag more representative of its nation.
# union-flag - Monday 28 July, 2014
# Tragedy
# Tragedy
It’s believed the man was trying to swim out to the island to replace them with a Union flag .
# union-flag - Wednesday 4 December, 2013
# Parade
# Parade
The parade is part of a fundraising drive to send IRA victims to Libya where the government there said it will pass on information about former cooperation with the terrorist organisation.
# union-flag - Sunday 1 December, 2013
# Belfast
# Belfast
A PSNI officer was knocked unconscious after a stand-off between demonstrators and police in the aftermath of yesterday’s march.
# union-flag - Saturday 2 March, 2013
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Protestors today did not try to “parade unlawfully into the city centre” – a move welcomed by police authorities.
# union-flag - Friday 1 March, 2013
# Belfast
# Belfast
The protest took place at Belfast City Hall, with some protesters then travelling to Stormont for a peaceful protest.
# union-flag - Thursday 28 February, 2013
# Belfast
# Belfast
A 52-year-old man has been charged with various offences relating to the Union flag protests in Belfast.
# union-flag - Sunday 17 February, 2013
# Flag Protest
# Flag Protest
All three are accused of disorderly behaviour and assault on police, with one also charged with ‘doing a provocative act’.
# union-flag - Friday 15 February, 2013
# Flag Protests
# Flag Protests
The charges follow an investigation into incidents during the recent flag protests in Northern Ireland.
# union-flag - Sunday 10 February, 2013
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The PSNI said there was nobody injured in the “dangerous fire”.
# union-flag - Saturday 2 February, 2013
# Belfast
# Belfast
A 28-year-old man is being held by police in north Belfast over comments made on Facebook in relation to the ongoing Union flag controversy.
# union-flag - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
# Union Flag
# Union Flag
The party said all permanent emblems should be subject to planning consent.
# union-flag - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
# Flegs
# Flegs
A number of protest pages are currently unavailable in the UK as Facebook carries out its investigation.
# union-flag - Saturday 12 January, 2013
# Unrest
# Unrest
Meanwhile Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said the violence is nothing to do with flags and is being orchestrated by “known criminals” intent on causing chaos.
# Union Flag
# Union Flag
There was yet another night of disturbances over the decision to not fly the Union flag throughout the year.
# union-flag - Friday 11 January, 2013
# In Pictures
# In Pictures
Petrol bombs, fireworks and other missiles have been thrown at police in Belfast and Carrickfergus.
# union-flag - Thursday 10 January, 2013
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
It was announced that a taskforce and eight working groups have been set up as a result of the meeting.
# union-flag - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
# Loyalist Protest
# Loyalist Protest
Pastor Barry Halliday of Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (Fair) told TheJournal.ie that the protest had been postponed, a claim the gardaí have not confirmed and another organiser has denied.
# Belfast
# Belfast
The Union flag will today fly over Belfast City Hall for the first time since the controversy began in order to mark the birthday of the Duchess of Cambridge.
# union-flag - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
# Union Flag
# Union Flag
Police officers were attacked with missiles while vehicles were damaged with hatchets and sledge hammers.
# union-flag - Monday 7 January, 2013
# Union Flag
# Union Flag
The PSNI said the cannons were deployed after missiles were thrown between “rival factions”.
# Loyalist Protest
# Loyalist Protest
Around 150 loyalists plan to hold a protest outside Leinster House this Saturday sarcastically calling for the Irish flag to be taken down… even though it won’t be flying.
# union-flag - Saturday 5 January, 2013
# Belfast
# Belfast
Officers dealing with the disorder were pelted with petrol bombs, fireworks, bricks and ball bearings.
# union-flag - Friday 4 January, 2013
# Belfast
# Belfast
The protests are part of an ongoing campaign against restrictions on flying the union flag at Belfast City Hall.
# union-flag - Thursday 20 December, 2012
# Protests
# Protests
The heads of the five main political parties will meet to discuss the unrest across Northern Ireland over the past two and a half weeks.
# union-flag - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
# Tensions
# Tensions
An 11-year-old, a 12-year-old and two 13-year-olds were among those arrest after disorder broke out at loyalist protests last night.
# union-flag - Monday 17 December, 2012
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
At least 21 peaceful protests are planned for 6pm this evening, in moves that could hamper commuters across NI.
# union-flag - Monday 10 December, 2012
# Belfast
# Belfast
There was more violence in Northern Ireland this evening as politicians urged calm on the streets of Belfast.
# union-flag - Sunday 9 December, 2012
# Belfast
# Belfast
Three teenager boys, two aged 13 and one aged 14, will appear at Belfast Youth Court tomorrow charged with a number of public order offences.
# union-flag - Saturday 8 December, 2012
# Belfast
# Belfast
Three young men will appear in court as the violence over the restricting of the flying of the Union flag at Belfast city hall continues.
# union-flag - Thursday 6 December, 2012
# Flag Row
# Flag Row
Last night the offices and homes of Alliance Party members were attacked and a number of police officers injured in protests.
# union-flag - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
# Protest
# Protest
Over 1,500 people had gathered to protest against Belfast City Council’s decision to stop flying the union flag every day.
# union-flag - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland have arrested three people in relation to last night’s violence.
# union-flag - Monday 3 December, 2012
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The city council has voted to restrict the flying of the Union flag to 15 days during the year. It has previously flown all year round.
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