Justice minister warns against using Irish flag to intimidate migrants or mark territory

Jim O’Callaghan and Taoiseach Micheál Martin call for the Irish flag to represent unity, not intimidation, amid growing concerns

Tricolour flags flying from lampposts in an estate in Quarryvale, Clondalkin Dublin. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.

Irish tricolour flags should not be used to mark territory or signal that people from a migrant background are not welcome, the justice minister has said.

Jim O’Callaghan expressed concern about the use of the Irish tricolour for “completely inappropriate reasons.”