Cork Gaa Confederate Flag

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.

Cork gaa confederate flag. 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. 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. 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. Cork gaa have taken the long awaited step of banning the confederate flag from their grounds.

Cork gaa officers have condemned the practice by a small number of cork supporters of flying the confederate flag at cork gaa matches. The confederate flag originally represented the southern us states that seceded from the union from 1860 61 and sparked the american civil war. The flag has been a near constant presence at cork hurling and football matches in recent decades. This is not a widespread practice.

Cork fans attending future gaa matches have been banned from bringing confederate flags at the risk of having them confiscated. Cork gaa chairperson tracey kennedy has confirmed that stewards will confiscate any confederate flags brought to its grounds. There is not a lot more they can do. The flag being spotted at the game came less than a day after a woman was killed.

Cork gaa officials will confiscate confederate flags from any supporters attending hurling and football matches when sport resumes in front of live audiences. The officers have urged cork fans not to bring it to games in. The flag has a long history of use by cork supporters but its visibility at games has decreased in recent years. It is confined to a tiny dumb minority.