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Dublin won't remove Irish flags hung by right-wing activists
Dublin City Council will remove only unsafe flags and focus on education to promote the Irish flag’s inclusive message amid concerns over far-right use.
- On Friday, Dublin City Council said it will not remove Irish tricolour flags, calling removal `counterproductive` and pledging to `take a positive and proactive approach` with local communities.
- After months of consultation, the council engaged with stakeholders and Gardaí, concluding that large-scale removals risked angry responses and endangered workers' safety.
- Supporters first put dozens of flags on lamp-posts in August, and far-right and anti-immigration groups erected hundreds, while in recent weeks anti-racism activists removed some or added Brazilian, Palestinian, and Ukrainian flags.
- Operationally, the authority said it would continue removing flags posing public safety hazards, while councillors and resident groups urged action, arguing flags intimidate and mark territory.
- As a cultural flashpoint in recent months, the issue involves anti-immigration activists `reclaiming our country`, opponents claiming flag weaponisation, amid government tightening immigration and England parallels.
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Dublin won't remove Irish flags hung by right-wing activists
Dublin City Council has decided not to remove Irish tricolour flags hung by right-wing activists in some parts of the city in a campaign that has stirred debate about immigration, saying on Friday that doing so would carry risks and be counterproductive.
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Total News Sources10
Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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