The opportunity to take up a new sport has been a "breath of fresh air" for a group of Dublin school children who will represent Ireland at the International NFL Flag Championships in Florida this ...

The Irish tricolour is the national flag of the Republic of Ireland and has no official status in Northern Ireland, although it is used by many Irish nationalists. Ulster Unionist Party leader ...

In the event, the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 eventually brought official flag-flying in Northern Ireland more closely into line with the rest of the UK with little fanfare or protest.