Under a gray, overcast sky, more than 1,000 protesters gathered Saturday in the Northern Ireland city of Belfast carrying large Union flags, some wrapped around their shoulders. The silent protest ...

Flag protests took place across Northern Ireland, including this one at city hall At the end of 2012 and throughout 2013, loyalist protests took place across Northern Ireland over the decision to ...

The Ulster flag merged the red cross from the English flag with the Red Hand symbol of the O'Neills, Gaelic chieftains. It is designed to pay due respect to both traditions in Northern Ireland ...

The Union flag, the national symbol of the United Kingdom, is also the official flag of Northern Ireland. The union flag . It can be seen flying from lamp posts in majority PUL communities.

It’s time for, not a ‘Northern Ireland’ flag, but a northern, civic flag. Not a flag of a history, ideology, or political goal, but of a place – without neat borders – and the diverse people who call ...

Flags and symbols have long been flashpoints in Northern Ireland, markers of division in a divided society.As the question of potential Irish unity arises in the coming years, the question of ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland Crowds of militant Protestants have attacked police and blocked roads across Belfast as protests over Belfast City Council's decision to lower the British flag reached ...