flag protests
Brian Feeney: Unionist leaders cannot turn back the clock
What used to be the ‘mad month’ draws to its conclusion, the quietest for decades.
ANALYSIS: Surging Alliance frustrated by Stormont impasse
A DECADE ago the north was emerging from the flag protests.
Newton Emerson: Road-blocking loyalists should heed the lessons of the flag protests
Loyalists intend to resume disruption next week after the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, by holding unnotified band parades and ‘pop-up protest’ road blocks.
Belfast parade planned to mark seven years since union flag protests
A parade is being organised to mark seven years since the union flag protests began at Belfast City Hall.
Newton Emerson: Soccerball anthem row plays sovereignty disputes onside
THE older you get, the more ridiculous other grown men look when they take professional sport seriously.
Loyalist flag protester branded 'tout' on Facebook has damages cut
Damages awarded to a loyalist flag protester for being branded a "tout" on Facebook are to be cut to just £500, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
PUP member and former leading flag protester supports injunction on loyalist bonfires
A MEMBER of the PUP and a former leading figure in the flag protests has defended a Belfast City Council injunction on loyalist bonfire sites.
Jarlath Kearney: Too often in society, the rule of law has been abused
THE Supreme Court's judgement on the PSNI's policing of flag protests highlights the increasing credibility of the rule of law here in the north.
Police not the only ones who should reflect on flag protests
The Supreme Court ruling yesterday that the PSNI did have the power to stop union flag protests has finally provided a clear verdict on police tactics during this disastrous episode in our recent history.
Supreme Court rules PSNI had power to stop flag protests
A Belfast resident has won a case at the UK's highest court over the failure of the PSNI to prevent union flag protests.