Union Flag barred by Council duringUK City of Culture

THE Union Flag is barred from council events during the first ever UK City of Culture, according to the Culture Minister Caral Ní Chuilín.
The Union Flag won't be flown at Council events during UK City of Culture 2013.The Union Flag won't be flown at Council events during UK City of Culture 2013.
The Union Flag won't be flown at Council events during UK City of Culture 2013.

Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) MLA Jim Allister asked her “at what point during the events and celebrations of Londonderry as UK City of Culture will the flag of the United Kingdom be displayed?” She replied: “I am advised by Derry City Council, the licencee for City of Culture, that it does not currently display any flags or emblems at Council facilities or public places controlled by the Council, either internally or externally.”