Cork Gaa Confederate Flag

There is not a lot more they can do.

Cork gaa confederate flag.

The confederate flag originally represented the southern us states that seceded from the union from 1860 61 and sparked the american civil war. Fans from the county commonly wave flags from other countries that. Cork fans attending future gaa matches have been banned from bringing confederate flags at the risk of having them confiscated. The flag being spotted at the game came less than a day after a woman was killed.

It is confined to a tiny dumb minority. Cork gaa officers have condemned the practice by a small number of cork supporters of flying the confederate flag at cork gaa matches. Following a decree by cork gaa to confiscate controversial rebel flags carried by cork supporters at the gates of football and hurling matches people may be wondering how a small insignificant county in the southwest of ireland could possibly have links to the banner of the confederate united states who fought against the abolition of slavery in the mid 1800s thousands of miles away. The officers have urged cork fans not to bring it to games in.

Cork gaa says confederate flag is banned for rebels fans and will be confiscated cork gaa chairperson tracey kennedy has said that stewards at cork grounds will confiscate the now banned confederate flag that has been waved by supporters for years if any make an appearance when crowds return to stadiums. The cork county board chairman ger lane announced that they requested whoever is involved in flying the confederate flag at cork matches to refrain from bringing it into any ground in future. Confederate flags will be confiscated from any cork fans attending hurling and football matches in cork whenever games resume in front of fans cork county board chairwoman tracey kennedy confirmed. Cork gaa chairperson tracey kennedy has confirmed that stewards will confiscate any confederate flags brought to its grounds.

Cork gaa chairperson tracey kennedy has confirmed that the flags will not be allowed on the grounds with stewards under instructions to confiscate any that they see. Cork gaa have taken the long awaited step of banning the confederate flag from their grounds. Cork supporters sometimes wave the. This is not a widespread practice.