Belfast City Hall flag protests
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belfast-city-hall-flag-protests-175-4195281
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Belfast City Hall flag protests
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On 3 December 2012, Belfast City Council voted to limit the days that the Union Flag flies from Belfast City Hall. Since 1906, the flag had been flown every day of the year. This was reduced to 18 specific days a year, the minimum requirement for UK government buildings. The move to limit the number of days was backed by the council's Irish nationalists while the Alliance Party abstained from the vote; it was opposed by the unionist councillors. As a response, Ulster loyalists and British nation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_City_Hall_flag_protests
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2013-01-06T18:15:27Z
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2024-09-03T02:58:39Z
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