On the night of 3 December 2012, Belfast City Council took a vote which led to instant protests. 

The union flag had flown every single day from City Hall for over one hundred years, but now Nationalist and Alliance councillors voted to fly it on only 18 so-called designated days a year. 

The reaction was immediate, passionate, and sometimes violent.  

Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Allison Morris. 

The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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