The BBC's flagship breakfast show has apologised after using the Republic of Ireland's tricolour to represent Northern Ireland. the Northern Ireland Act 1998, reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of law and practice relating to the protection of human rights. This was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which is responsible for setting designated days for flying the union flag on government buildings, who said there was "no legislation governing flag flying in the United Kingdom". These are external links and will open in a new window

While it is notable as the building where the Executive meets to agree government policy, it is also a striking piece of architecture with an interesting history Stormont Castle is home to the Northern Ireland Executive and the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. In this respect the Commission has published the following paper as a technical resource on the human rights engaged in forms of expression, including flags, symbols and emblems. The DUP has called the mistake “disgraceful” and said that Ian Paisley Jr MP had contacted BBC director-general Tim Davie about the matter. Land. History and tour. "The United Kingdom, Mr Bartram explains, is in the unusual position of having a flag which can be identified by its shape. Each summer flags are erected on lampposts, which are supposed to follow the The document describes flags in Northern Ireland as "an emotive issue". British law states that the Union Flag must be flown on designated days from central government buildings in Northern Ireland. "You burn old American flags. New laws around racist abuse and the display of paramilitary flags could emerge in a review of hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland. • The flag of the United Kingdom, the Union Flag, is the only flag routinely used officially by the sovereign British government, as well as being flown on most council buildings in Northern Ireland. In common with other British flags, any civic status of the flag was not defined in law.

Sinn Féin ministers in the power-sharing All signatories to the Belfast Agreement also declare their acceptance of the 'principle of consent' (i.e. These are external links and will open in a new windowEarlier this month, the centre of Belfast was awash with colour for the annual Pride celebration. “In a graphic sequence explaining the differing travel quarantine rules around the nations of the UK we mistakenly showed the wrong flag for Northern Ireland." In a follow-up statement, Mr Allister called the redesign an "emasculation". In Northern Ireland, where no upskirting law exists, the Police Service of Northern Ireland flags up offences that have an online element, which could help identify technology-facilitated crimes. The Union Flag is often flown by unionists but is disliked by nationalists. "Mr Marrinan pointed out that racist abuse normally goes unpunished. 3)). The Ulster Banner was used by the Northern Ireland government from … "Therefore, people think, if you change the colours you can still tell it is supposed to be a British flag, but it isn't. A building is a government building for this purpose if it is wholly or mainly occupied by members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (see Article 3(2) of the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 (S.I. Not on land anyway," said Mr Bartram. The difference is you burn them with reverence.

"If Ireland had gone for a French flag with a shamrock in the middle, a Frenchman might have something to say about it. The only official flag in Northern Ireland is the Union Flag of the United Kingdom. People can be afraid to report hate crimes, says Desmond Marrinan In some loyalist areas the flying of flags supporting loyalist paramilitaries has proved controversial. A spokesman for the Royal Navy said the rules in the area were "very complicated", but where an application was being made to deface the flag, it would be signed off on by the secretary of state for Defence, acting on advice from the Royal Navy.There would also be possible involvement from one of the Royal Navy's most senior admirals, the Second Sea Lord.The Royal Navy spokesman added the British White ensign, which is only used on UK warships, "cannot be defaced because it's a symbol of the legal status of a vessel as a warship".Interestingly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, Northern Ireland has some of its own rules which apply to the flying of flags, although these are also more guidance than law. The image drew the ire of TUV leader Jim Allister, who responded on Twitter by calling it a "shameful perversion of the union flag". In the past, the PSNI has said the erection of flags is not a police responsibility, and it will only act to remove the flags where "One of the rules of the protocol in the kind of work I do is that it is only really offensive to the flag when offence is intended," Mr Bartram said.

Devolution to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive was suspended in October 2002 and restored on 8 May 2007.

These are external links and will open in a new windowNew laws around racist abuse and the display of paramilitary flags could emerge in a review of hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland.The Department of Justice has asked a judge to oversee the work of a group of experts and report in a year's time.According to Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) figures, about 1,500 hate crimes are reported each year.The department said the review fulfils a commitment given by the last justice minister Claire Sugden.It added that the decision was influenced by "societal concerns", including "the display of offensive materials at bonfires".Desmond Marrinan, the judge who is leading the review, said: "It will be looked at very closely to see if the law can be strengthened, particularly sectarian slogans or effigies being used in that way. "Mr Marrinan told BBC News NI that "in recent times racist hate crime has overtaken sectarian crime" in Northern Ireland. "By overlaying, or infecting, the union flag with LGBT's rainbow colours, great disrespect was shown to our national flag in an attempt to misuse it in support of LGBT demands," he said. Stormont’s First Minister has demanded an investigation into how the wrong flag was used to represent Northern Ireland on BBC Breakfast.

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