Tricolours flying from lampposts around the city

Does the office of the Taoiseach have any protocols for preventing corruption amongst Dail members, releasing names of people who commission €250,000 bike sheds, stopping those in power from blocking democratic choice, or ensuring we have an unbiased national media? Or are the protocols mainly about how to hang a piece of cloth?

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Personally I am very conflicted on the issue of the flags. Im a live n let live kinda person. But I am a proud Irish person. I remember a time from late 60's→80's when flying a tricolour was associated with the IRA & the troubles in the North. The general public only really embraced it again during Euro '88 + Italia '90. Lest we not forget we only left the Commonwealth officially and became a Republic in April 1949. Listen I am not gonna give everyone a lesson in history because most of us know our story.

I am just back from Greece and they fly their flag with pride & its very visible. Its a source of national pride. Nobody complains about it. Most countries fly there flags with pride. I feel whilst there may be a bit of piggybacking on the situation in the UK here I personally would not stop anybody flying the tricolour. It would take a brave person to go and take one down IMO. If you go about removing any then many more will appear. You will have protests. You will have marches. And god knows what else.

Just because you choose to fly our national flag does not make a person a bigot, a racist or anti immigration.

And are there loads of petrified people living in the small village now?

You would go to that trouble, no matter what the flag was? Because its not in keeping with a small Irish village or general Irish traditions... which would be long standing.

You have the right, but would you actually bother? People have a lot of rights to do things but dont bother.

What far right group is this?

Then I admire the fact you are a stickler for the rules/regs/traditions/respect around flying a flag and that you are not just using it as a veil to remove a flag because some body, some where might feel scared because someone told them that the flag is there to make them feel scared.

So, just to try get some distinction here about flag flying.

If someone started flying the feminist flag, given how toxic some feminism can be (eg. scum manifesto), should men be intimidated? Do you think they would be sympathised with if they expressed that they felt intimidated?

What about someone sticking the tricolour flags out the window of the car on those plastic poles? Would people go around snapping them off? Would anyone support people damaging the car because its now a symbol of extreme right wing views?

Nah its completely different because there is respect and traditions and operating hours for the tricolour, not GAA flags.

Im not spinning it, im asking questions to understand where the line is. Damned if you dont get it, damned if you try to get it. The only option left is to go with it just because.

Im putting different flags into the same spaces to gauge people's opinions on it, how else are you supposed to compare the scenarios?

The feminist flag seems to be a purple background with a Venus symbol and fist, I dont think the one you described is a feminist flag.

You cant be judging people on their appearances, its 2025.