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 talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.