Kilrea tricolor display sends out wrong signal - Hillis
Republicans in Kilrea are intent on turning the town into a no-go area for Protestants, UUP MLA Norman Hillis has claimed.
The East Londonderry Assembly member has criticised those responsible for erecting a tricolour flag on the Town Hall during a concerted decoration of the town in republican flags.
“I can understand that republicans are determined to celebrate their history at this time of the year but it seems that they are going the extra mile to offend as many people as possible in the way they do it.
“Turning the town into what amounts to some kind of republican ghetto and defacing the Town Hall in this manner is merely an attempt by some elements to mark out their turf and sends out the wrong signal to Protestants and visitors from outside.
“Obviously this is a green agenda which is more important than good community relations which is a blow to all those who have worked very hard down the years to bring the town’s two communities closer together.”