Flags, insignia and symbols in Derry ‘driving really poor relations’

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The proliferation of flags, insignia and symbols on lamp posts around Derry are driving really poor relations, Sinéad McLaughlin told MLAs this week.

The SDLP MLA was speaking during a debate on tacking paramilitarism in the Stormont Assembly.

“Beyond the direct influence of paramilitaries in communities, it is also hard to ignore that, driving through some areas of Derry and lots of other areas across the North, you can see their insignia and symbols dotted around the landscape and on lamp posts,” she said.

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The Foyle MLA said ‘symbols and flags create an intimidating and menacing culture of fear in communities across Northern Ireland’.

A UVF flag flying in the Waterside during the summer.A UVF flag flying in the Waterside during the summer.
A UVF flag flying in the Waterside during the summer.

"They drive really poor relations and create an environment in which nobody in Northern Ireland wants to live and nor should they. It is a failure of this place to get serious about regulating the flying of flags.

"Today should be another opportunity to reiterate our calls for that to take place without delay through binding legislation,” she stated.

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