The Northern Ireland Flags and Emblems Act was an act of the Northern Ireland Parliament that effectively banned the display of the Irish tricolour in Northern Ireland. It was repealed in the 1980s under the direct rule of the British government. The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... The Irish tricolour (flag ratio: 1:2). ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... Direct Rule is the term given to the running of the day-to-day administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...

Bitterly resented by Northern Ireland's nationalists who saw the Act as being deliberately designed to supress their identity by a state which most of them regarded, to a greater or lesser extent, as an illegitimate gerrymander, the Act gave the Royal Ulster Constabulary the power to remove any flag or emblem likely to cause a breach of the peace and additionally declared that the display of the Union Jack could never be regarded as likely to cause such a breach. An Irish nationalist is generally one who seeks (greater) independence of Ireland from Great Britain, including since 1921 the goal of a United Ireland. ... The area now known as Northern Ireland has had a diverse history. ... Redrawing electoral districts in this example creates a guaranteed 3-to-1 advantage for Party 1. ... The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. ... Breach of the peace is a legal term used in constitutional law in English speaking countries, and in a wider public order sense in Britain. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Flag of the United Kingdom. ...

The enforcement of the Act would often lead to rioting, most notoriously in October 1964 on the lower Falls in Belfast - see Harry Diamond, Ian Paisley and James Kilfedder for more details. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Falls Road is a main road through West Belfast; from Divis Street in the city centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs. ... Harry Diamond was a socialist, Irish nationalist and was the Irish Labour Party MP for Falls sitting in the Northern Ireland Parliament, later he was a leading figure in, and then leader of, the Republican Labour Party. ... The Rev. ... Sir James Alexander Kilfedder (July 16, 1928–March 20, 1995) was a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ...

The Belfast Street Names Act - which banned given streets names in the Irish Language - was regarded by many as a similarly sectarian law. Irish (Gaeilge), a Goidelic language spoken in Ireland, Britain, and the USA, is constitutionally recognised as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ... Sectarianism is an adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination, it also usually involves a rejection of those not a member of ones sect. ...