Instead, use it with green as part of a larger Irish flag color scheme. The post What Are the St. Patrick’s Day Colors, and What Do They Mean? appeared first on Reader's Digest.

Materials: silk/textiles/paint. Background: The flag was unveiled in 1914 as the flag for the Irish Citizen Army and depicts part of the constellation of Ursa Major, known as The Plough in Ireland ...

A social media post about Northern Ireland which used an Irish tricolour has been removed by 10 Downing Street. An edited version of the Instagram post has now been uploaded without the flag.