What a load of prats! The council that is. It was all going so well and the council decided to only fly the flag for a few days a year. They must have known that the bored unemployed youths would use this as an excuse to go on the rampage.
Let's see, how many British died so that they could fly their flag over the US? And if you remember, you got your butts handed to you on a platter. So before you go off on the Irish for anything, just look in your own back yard. At least our rulers don't marry gold diggers like Katey or Diana, God rest her soul.