City Hall row over honouring football heros #BBCNolan

Nov 24, 2015, 09:33 AM

Unionists have cried foul over a plan to honour the Republic of Ireland football team alongside the Northern Ireland squad at Belfast City Hall. The SDLP's Declan Boyle says his proposal is "a genuine and long-overdue attempt at inclusiveness and reconciliation". Both teams have qualified for next year's European Championship finals, with Northern Ireland making it there for the first time. But Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers says the move is using the historic achievement as a political football.