An African-American singer who has lived in Cork for more than 17 years has urged the Rebel County’s GAA fans to stop flying the Confederate flag at football and hurling matches.

With the Rebel county supporters set to descend on Killarney tomorrow evening for the Munster SFC final replay, the question remains - will they accede to the request of GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail and leave one particular flag behind them?

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail has called on Cork supporters to police themselves in relation to the appearance of the Confederate flag at matches.

The controversial flag has been removed from the statehouse grounds and will be placed in a nearby museum.

The South Carolina House of Representatives has approved taking down the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds.

The South Carolina senate has voted to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the state’s house of representatives and the governor.

WHEN something that has driven you nuts gets exterminated, it’s time for fists in the air and wild whoops of glee. 

The Confederate flag has been temporarily removed from in front of the South Carolina Statehouse

The Confederate flag has been temporarily removed from in front of the South Carolina Statehouse.

South Carolina politicians planned to introduce a resolution last night to begin a debate on removing the Confederate flag from the State House grounds following the killings last week of nine black churchgoers allegedly by a white gunman.

The US' largest retailer Walmart is to remove all Confederate flag merchandise from its stores and website following the Charleston shooting.