Controversial Irish sign to hang above Belfast’s City Hall again this Christmas despite DUP

Sorry IrelandNorth but where are the Union flags in Dublin? I've never noticed them myself. One thing i have noticed is that hotels never have the Union flag amongst the plethora of national flags often seen fluttering from their premises, even though over 50% of tourists to Ireland are from the UK. Basically these hotels wouldn't survive without the Brits.

RedBranch/CraobhRua (CraveRooa)! Most definately, in the interests of good neighbourlines. The international (intra-national?) norm is to fly them equilaterally if at slightly different heights, similar to Olympic podia. Many Union Jacks fly around Dublin, despite the inclusion of the St Patrick's Cross, and nobody kicks up a stink about it. A reunited Ireland within the Commonwealth of Nations threatens neither tradition on the Island of Ireland. The continued partition of Ireland only defers the day when the Island of Ireland can have the "partnership of equals" (of which HM EIIR spoke in her Queen's Speech in Dublin Castle yesteryear) with the neighbouring Island of Great Britain. I urge all Ulster unionists to embrace a voluntary and democratic form of unionism of a nation once again most appropriate between two island nations, instead of the imperial variant more appropriate to an empire once ago.

...Oh, and i welcome it as a citizen of Belfast as well. Problem in NI is that everything becomes politicized and aspects of culture are claimed/owned by one side or the other. Sad how we treat our heritage as weapons.

As a unionist i welcome the sign.

What do Ulster planters have in common with Americans?

Nollaig shona Béal Fierste. (Hppy Christmas Belfast). How many cities in the Southern Irish state have "Nollaig shona" signs over their city halls? Even if such signs were displaed, how many city councillors would approve of them- or even understant them?

donegalcali: I know the North of Ireland pretty well. I have never heard the Loyalists/Unionists express the slightest identification with Scots Gaelic. They have absolutely no interest in it.

once a upon a time we where all pagan and spoke Celtic languages.

@Woundedknee. The Protestants and Unionist claim their heritage from Scots.

donegalcali: I am intrigued. Why would they put it in Scots Gaelic?

stupid intransigent political correctness ,if you enter a country to live,learn the language.simples,happy chrstmass,also some of those ethnicities do not recognise christmass,you people are so pedantic like the eu directive to stop little old ladies using jam jars,health and safety beurocratic pedans,get off our backs,and lets get oput of the eu.

Why dont they put an English, Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic version and everyone will be represented. Fairness and equality hasn't quite caught on in places yet have they.

IrelandNorth when Ireland is united will you tolerate a union flag on a second flagpole?

The smell of Freedom is in the air. lol

Some DUP Belfast City Councillors obviously consider foreign ethnic minorities before their very own ethnicised majority. DUP Assemblymen also voted down another power sharing gesture last year of flying a Irish tricolour from the second flagpole over Stormont Castle, much to their discredit. Despite the peace process, some unionists are still stuck in 1912 - if not 1690.