Everything you need to know and all the top facts, history and explanation of the Irish tricolor. What is the meaning of the Irish flag? Where does the Irish tricolor have its origins? Here are some ...

The Irish flag - or, in Irish, the 'Bratach na hÉireann' – was flown publicly for the first time on March 7, 1848, during that year's Young Irelander Rebellion in Waterford City at the Wolfe Tone ...

Irish tricolour flags should not be used to mark territory or signal that people from a migrant background are not welcome, the justice minister has said. Jim O’Callaghan expressed concern about the ...

Irish tricolour flags have been erected on street lights all over Dublin in recent months in what has been branded by some as an anti-immigration campaign. Several politicians and anti-racism ...

Tricolours appear on lamp-posts across capital Critics say flags being used to intimidate immigrants Supporters vow to resist any limits on national flag Echoes of similar flag drive in England DUBLIN ...

FOR MANY PEOPLE, their nation’s flag is a symbol of pride. It represents their country’s traditions, heritage and values. But this patriotism can sometimes manifest into a distorted form of ...