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UK gov offices fly Palestinian flags as citizens fight back with Union Jacks Belfast

UK gov offices fly Palestinian flags as citizens fight back with Union Jacks

A dispute over which flags should be flown on public buildings is drawing renewed attention across the United Kingdom, as councils, politicians, and advocacy groups clash over national symbols, immigration, and public space. The issue accelerated following decisions by several local councils to raise the Palestinian flag on government buildings…
bubmag
December 29, 2025
Belfast’s first Fleadh Cheoil expecting 700,000 visitors and impact on par with Open Belfast

Belfast’s first Fleadh Cheoil expecting 700,000 visitors and impact on par with Open

Hosting the Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast for the first time will create a tourism legacy similar to that delivered by staging golf’s Open Championship on the north coast, a tourism chief has predicted. More than 700,000 people are set to visit the city in early August when the world’s biggest…
bubmag
December 26, 2025
Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be released Belfast

Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be released

The final report into the activities of Stakeknife, the British army’s top IRA agent during the Troubles, will be released in Belfast later on Tuesday. It is understood it will not name Stakeknife – widely accepted to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, the former head of the IRA’s notorious…
bubmag
December 9, 2025
Irish investors left in lurch as opportunity flogged on Ivan Yates podcast seeks ‘chance to breathe’ Belfast

Irish investors left in lurch as opportunity flogged on Ivan Yates podcast seeks ‘chance to breathe’

Overheard gets all its best investment ideas from ads on political podcasts. Only this week did we realise that this might not be the best idea. Greenman Open, a fund that buys buildings that Lidls and Aldis operate out of in Germany, this week blocked withdrawals for up to 18…
bubmag
December 7, 2025