Portrait of Michael D Higgins Removed From Display in City Hall Belfast by New DUP Lord Mayor – 03/07/2025
A portrait of President Michael D Higgins was removed from display in Belfast City Hall and placed in storage at the request of DUP Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly, Belfast City Council has said.It emerged at a council meeting on Tuesday evening that the picture of the President, which used to hang alongside a similar portrait ofKing Charles in the Lord Mayor’s parlour, was no longer there.In a statement, Belfast City Council said the “decoration of the parlour is a matter for each individual Lord Mayor throughout their term inoffice”.Peter McVerry from U105 in Belfast is on the line with us now to…
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