While the tricolor had gained traction as a symbol for Ireland until the 1916 Easter Rising, the primary flag of Ireland was green with a harp in the center (the harp remains as Ireland’s ...

The flag was first used in 1848 and symbolizes ... symbolizes a wish for harmony and unity between the two. The Celtic symbol for Christianity combines the traditional Christian cross with ...

He meant that national flags express a nation’s values and aspirations. The white panel in the centre of the Irish flag is about peace and that, irrespective of politics, we are one people.

Support for a new flag for Northern Ireland – and the north of Ireland – shouldn’t necessarily conflict with a desire for constitutional change, according to an academic who’s advocating ...

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 ...

From our national emblem to the design of the tricolour flag, why not test your knowledge of Irish cultural and historical symbols by taking our quiz?

Who held up the Irish flag at Nasrallah’s memorial and why ... It is an emblem that individuals from diverse backgrounds can rally around, a symbol of shared heritage and collective aspirations ...

“I’ve been researching Northern Ireland and peace building here and elsewhere for 20 years, so I’d always been aware of all the flags and symbols issues but I hadn’t really thought much ...