Cork County Councillor Mick Finn said, in wake of Charlottesville riots, Confederate flag associated with white supremacists “is not a political statement”.

A beach in Co Cork has been awarded blue flag status for the first time in more than 30 years. Fountainstown beach, south of Cork City, has been awarded the flag for the first time since 1991.

Cork GAA has followed NASCAR in the United States by issuing an outright ban on the flag at any game and Tracey Kennedy, chairwoman of the Cork County Board, said that stewards would confiscate ...

Confederate flags will be confiscated from any Cork fans attending hurling and football matches in Cork whenever games resume in front of fans, Cork County Board chairwoman Tracey Kennedy ...