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Dublin City Council kept tricolour flags up in 2025 despite public pressure to remove them over far-right misuse.
In late 2025, Dublin City Council received 262 public messages, 95% of which called for the removal of tricolour flags displayed in public spaces, citing concerns they were being used by far-right groups to promote division, intimidate minorities, and exploit Ireland’s national symbol.
Critics, including community leaders and activists, argued the flags were being weaponized to advance exclusionary, fascist agendas, mirroring similar campaigns in Britain.
The council chose not to remove the flags, fearing escalation, and instead committed to addressing root causes through education about the tricolour’s original meaning—green for nationalism, orange for unionism, and white for peace—as a symbol of unity and inclusivity.
Some officials supported the decision as a measured response, but no widespread local initiatives to promote the flag’s inclusive significance have yet been implemented.
El Ayuntamiento de Dublín mantuvo las banderas tricolores en 2025, a pesar de la presión pública para eliminarlas debido al uso indebido de la extrema derecha.