Lorraine Courtney: When the Tricolour is treated as a suspect object, what message does that send out?

We don’t call the gardaí when Ukrainian, Palestinian and rainbow flags are flown, and this should not be any different

A huge debate has been sparked by the flying of the Tricolour in some areas of Dublin. Photo: Getty

Over the past few weeks, the ­Tricolour has been quietly multiplying across Dublin. We haven’t qualified for the World Cup and nobody’s pretending this is about football. These flags are about something else, though the meaning isn’t always straightforward or comfortable.

Which is why Dublin City Council needs to tread carefully. Clamping down on them would be clumsy. It could inflame tensions. We have seen how quickly flags can shift from decoration to declaration.

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