Flying of Confederate flag at Croker condemned
August 14, 2017
Cork supporters with the confederate flag on the pitch after the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final defeat to Galway at Semple Stadium, Thurles in 2015.
©INPHO/Cathal Noonan.
The appearance of a Confederate flag at Croke Park yesterday has angered many people.
Despite numerous calls for Cork supporters to stop bringing the flag to games, particularly in the wake of the latest events in the US, at least one was spotted in the crowd of over 72,000. The controversy comes after the same banner was raised in Virginia by white supremacists as they protested against plans to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee, leading to riots and a state of emergency in Charlottesville.
Cork GAA fans are a fecking disgrace to keep flying Confederate flag. #Wankers
- Paul Patrick (@PaulTyredagh81) August 14, 2017
Cork fans who wave the confederate flag need to cop the fuck on.
- Dylan (@KillinDylan_) August 13, 2017
Fair play to #cork fans for proudly flying racist #ConfederateFlag today. Good grasp of current events #WATvCOR #CORKvWAT #CorkVWaterford
- Rob (@siolmaoluir) August 13, 2017
I hope Waterford destroy Cork today, will serve that inbred dickhead with the Confederate flag a lesson. Up the Deise..
- Mazzy K (@MazzyK) August 13, 2017
And still the Cork fans fly the Confederate flag.
- Ger Gilroy (@gergilroy) August 13, 2017
Guess the Cork fans with the confederate flag didn't get the memo.... maybe somebody might let them know? #CORvWAT @OfficialCorkGAA
- Nick Flynn (@drnickgp) August 13, 2017
TweetI understand that Cork fans flying the confederate flag do so because they're the "Rebel County"..
- Jim Sheridan (@Jim_Sheridan) August 13, 2017
But can I suggest an alternative #Rebel pic.twitter.com/L9BsZHuUR0
