Ulster Herald Advertisement Posted: 5:15 pm June 9, 2021 SHARE A LOYALIST paramilitary flag or other illegal ones along the Hospital Road in Omagh should be removed, according to the new DUP chairperson of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. The Red Hand Commando flag is one of over a dozen which have been erected along the busy road during the past two months, prompting concerns from some local residents and nationalist councillors. Speaking to the Tyrone Herald this week, the DUP’s Errol Thompson, said any flags which are illegal or tattered should be removed. However, he cautioned that the issue is a ‘very sensitive one’ due to pro-Union apprehension in the centenary year of Northern Ireland and the controversy surrounding the Irish Sea border. “The Centenary Year is a celebration for many and this year is a contentious one. If flags are illegal, then I’d be calling for them to be taken down, and I don’t agree with flags rotting on poles,” he said.