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New protocols for flying Tricolour

The National Flag may now be flown by night as well as by day as long as it is properly illuminated, preferably by spotlight, in accordance with amended protocols. Senator Mark Daly, who is a member of the Governments All Party Consultation Group on the Decade of Commemorations chaired by the Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, worked with the Taoiseach’s Department and the Thomas F Meagher Foundation to amended the previous guidelines. Senator Daly commented “protocol are created from precedent, the research of the history of the Tricolour shows that the first time the tricolour flag was flown by Thomas F Meagher was on Mach 7, 1848 and it flew continuously day and night until removed by the authorities. “The second occasion it was flown was from the GPO on Easter Monday 1916 and again it flew day and night until the end of the Rising. The protocols and guidelines have been changed to reflect the history and …

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