Fun With Flags! DCC Edition

Tbh, that says more about you than anything else. It's our flag.

Do you think people should be allowed plaster estates with flags without permission?

Where are these palestinian flags?

Well yes I don't get to choose who buys or rents the houses next to me or who social welfare etc. put in them. It's also not legal to hang flags from lampposts etc en masse. I don't get your point.

Hanging there for an hour or two probably during a protest. Where else are they hanging because there are none on o connell bridge now?

Do you think people should be allowed hang flags all over a street on public property permanently, like the patriots are doing?

My point is you'll have to just take what comes with them. Here it's boombox raves every weekend in a nearby estate from new arrivals (not accustomed to Irish night time culture, i.e. sleeping), but that's the world we're in now.

But I suppose it's nothing on the horror of Irish flags in Ireland.

Tbh I don't care. I had to look at houses plastered in Clare flags last year for months and I don't follow GAA really. I see limerick or munster flags all over limerick all the time, lining bridges and peoples homes. I could take offense to homes in my estate covered and I do mean covered in lights for the end of November and all of December. Plastic santas, reindeers and cribs too. There's pride flags all over limerick for the month. And a lot stay there much longer

I saw a jeep tearing up the m18 yesterday after work with a huge Palestinian flag on a pole out the back. Id have taken a photo if I wasn't driving.

I don't get offended by any of that..so why would I care. It's a flag.

Do you think all of the above should have permission from someone? Who do you think should issue permission for these?

DCC made the worst choice in bringing up the issue of tackling these flags.

I don't agree with the nature of them myself. But, by responding to it, DCC have legitimised the issue.

If nothing was said and we all ignored, the novelty for those involved would wear off quick.

Now, already, it's given them ammo/a cause. On tiktok etc "protecting the flag"

DCC have just given them a reason now to pipe up and also secondly, claim some kind of ownership of the flag for themselves. A tiny little group.

The first article I read on it, DCC were concerned, but council staff would be reluctant to remove them. Also, there was no law against it. I thought why even bother commenting on it/making an issue of it.

Next headline, DCC meeting with Senior Gardai on the issue. FACEPALM. DCC having earlier said there was no law against it but passing it off the the guards.

I don't want a second wasted on some tokensitic taking down of flags, just so a select few can turn themselves into martyrs, wraps themselves in the flag, and make a big issue over it.

Best off saying and doing nothing. Don't give them oxygen. And I'm not some "let them all in" person either. But I don't associate with that crowd and bnp type tactics.

And who will issue that permission .

Notice you ignored the rest of the examples..

The GAA flags are there much longer in many cases. As are the rugby flags and others. All year in some cases. Pride flags are on buildings all over the place and I know for a fact the council do not give permission for many of those...even in town centres, pubs, shops etx

Christmas lights and cribs... Do they get your approval or pass your test or do you find them offensive. Cribs...are they offending someone? Should we rename Easter eggs as well in case someone is offended.

It seems everything is fine for you...once you agree with it and seem to be one of the permanently outraged at everything you don't agree with, going by your posts.

When we stop people expressing themselves, that's a problem and banning the Irish flag or removing it to please a small amount of people in case someone's feelings are hurt or offended by it, that's a very dangerous precedent and shouldn't happen. Ever. Same with debate..it should not be shut down whether it's regarding migration or anything else.

And who decided "the patriot" ones as you describe them, i.e. the Irish flags are permanent. Was there a memo issued?

So, have many immigrants actually expressed offense with all the flags, or is it the usual suspects being offended on behalf of others.