Commonwealth Games chiefs in Northern Ireland are threatening to ditch the Ulster Banner used by its athletes in favour of a more inclusive flag. The country’s unofficial flag includes the red ...

Red Hand of Ulster flag fury A ROW erupted yesterday over flags which were illegally erected outside an Orange Lodge in Paisley.

Not surprisingly, there are countless versions of the red-hand tale in the oral traditions of Ireland. The best-known yarn has a Viking longboat war party closing on the shores of Ulster. Their ...

Southern sentiment toward the Red Hand of Ulster softens when respondents are told that it is used by the GAA on its Ulster flag.

HEARTS last night warned fans they could be arrested if they wave the Red Hand of Ulster flag at Tynecastle.

FINGERS are being pointed at a new loyalist flag marking the Battle of the Somme amid claims it has the 'wrong' red hand.

Thousands of die-hard footie fans last night offered the 'Red Hand' of friendship to Ulster's under-fire TV star, Zoe Salmon.

First used by the O'Neill clan of Tyrone, the red hand's history can be traced back through centuries. It features on both the flag of the Ulster province, predominantly used by nationalists, and ...

ARE Tyrone playing possum or are they actually dead? With just four days to go until the start of the Ulster Championship, this is the question that remains to be answered.

A Scottish academic came under fire today for instigating the Red Hand of Ulster row surrounding Blue Peter's ex-Miss Northern Ireland presenter Zoe Salmon.

But while many might associate the red hand with loyalist iconography, there is a cultural tug of war over its ownership. It still adorns the provincial and political flags of Ulster and Northern ...