If the slogans affixed to walls and lampposts in Derry’s loyalist areas are clear about their opposition to the Irish Sea border, the people who live there are less so. “Yes, the graffiti’s gone up,” was a typical response from one man out walking his dog in the Irish Street area of Derry’s Waterside last week, “but from what I’ve seen it’s all hyped up. “Loyalist Irish Street says NO to [the] Irish Sea Border” read one placard. In another nearby area, a sign from “Loyalist Tullyally”, proclaimed: “No Irish Sea Border” and “No Surrender”. “The Northern Ireland thing seems to be fizzling out now.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2021 01:01 UTC