The banner's design, featuring the red hand of Ulster, has become particularly associated with loyalist symbolism, contributing to ongoing community sensitivities. The proposal has met with strong ...

PEOPLE CARRYING A Coolock Says No banner were met with anger at an anti-migrant protest in Dublin yesterday amid criticism that their flag was spotted with loyalist factions at a parade in Belfast.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is appealing the six-and-a-half year sentence given to loyalist "supergrass" Gary Haggarty last month. Gary Haggarty, 45, was a former leader of an Ulster ...