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22/07/2015
Flying Of Loyalist Paramilitary Flags In Limavady Condemned
The flying of a parachute regiment and loyalist paramilitary flags in Co L'Derry has been condemned.
The flags have been erected along a main holiday route on the Seacoast Road, one of the official tourist trails of The Causeway Coast in Limavady.
SDLP MLA John Dallat and local Councillor Gerry Mullan have called for the removal of the flags.
Mr Dallat said: "The people who erected these flags did so for one reason and that was to cause hurt to people still bearing the scars of Bloody Sunday and the Troubles.
"This is a main tourist route to Benone Strand where considerable European funding has been spent improving tourist facilities. It is also a main gateway to Mussenden Temple and onward to the Giant's Causeway.
"These should be regarded as hate crimes and it is time for those responsible to stop extolling their bigotry."
(CD/JP)
The flags have been erected along a main holiday route on the Seacoast Road, one of the official tourist trails of The Causeway Coast in Limavady.
SDLP MLA John Dallat and local Councillor Gerry Mullan have called for the removal of the flags.
Mr Dallat said: "The people who erected these flags did so for one reason and that was to cause hurt to people still bearing the scars of Bloody Sunday and the Troubles.
"This is a main tourist route to Benone Strand where considerable European funding has been spent improving tourist facilities. It is also a main gateway to Mussenden Temple and onward to the Giant's Causeway.
"These should be regarded as hate crimes and it is time for those responsible to stop extolling their bigotry."
(CD/JP)
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