Dublin City Council began facing calls from councillors and members of the public to remove the flags shortly after they began appearing in large numbers in August. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienDublin City Council has decided it will not remove the hundreds of Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups around the capital and will instead launch initiatives to “promote a deeper understanding of the Irish flag”. Dublin City Council began facing calls from councillors and members of the public to remove the flags shortly after they began appearing in large numbers in August. Brazilian, Palestinian and Ukrainian flags have begun to appear on lamp-posts alongside Irish flags. In some cases, activists disguise themselves as council or utility workers to remove the flags without drawing unwanted attention.
