Fermanagh and Omagh Council to write to Executive on flag issue.
Calls to remove Israeli flags in Enniskillen
A LOCAL councillor has urged the police and Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to remove Israeli flags displayed around Enniskillen, claiming they are ‘contentious and cause division’ in the area. Sinn Féin’s Dermot Browne raised concerns after several Israeli flags were erected in Chanterhill, Enniskillen. “I seconded a proposal to write to DfI and the PSNI […]
Placards using Enniskillen bomb images condemned
“It’s the usual extremists trying to stir up hatred. Most of us just want to move on from all this.”
Sectarian flags and graffiti in Fermanagh condemned
THERE are fears local community relations could be damaged by the appearance of sectarian flags and graffiti across Fermanagh since the start of the summer. Two UVF flags were recently erected in the Chanterhill area of Enniskillen, which some feel has been an attempt to intimidate nationalist residents and create tension. Dozens of Union flags are […]
We all need to work together on flags, posters and parades
EVERYONE in the community is being urged to work together on the issue of parades, posters and flags, after a week when there was tension across the county over signs and effigies. At the weekend, in the run up to the Twelfth celebrations, posters were put up in Newtownbutler calling for “no sectarian parades.” Local […]
Concerns raised over erection of flags in Enniskillen
“I have no problem with people from a unionist background flying flags respectfully but the manner, amount and location of these flags is concerning.”
Six months later…loyalist flags finally come down in town centre
THE flags in the Gaol Square area of Enniskillen town centre are now gone and both sides of the community are happy with the recent development.
Flags still up…but not so according to police website
The flags issue in Fermanagh will not go away, despite the fact police have declared they have successfully negotiated their removal on the local website.
‘Unsightly’ flags are still flying in Enniskillen
With just two weeks until the G8 summit, ‘ragged’ union flags still fly over one of Enniskillen’s main roads – and no solution appears to be in sight.
Are the flags going up or down?
THE removal of tricolour flags at the Cornagrade Road in Enniskillen has raised questions over why Union flags in the town continue to fly.