Other Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893–present | The Sunburst flag, based on the flag of the mythological warriors the Fianna. | Blue background with a golden sunburst showing partially in the bottom left corner. Used by nationalists and republicans. | |
| 1910s–present | The starry plough flag that succeeded the starry plough banner. Used by socialists, nationalists and republicans. | White stars on a light blue background. | |
| 1932–1933 | Historical flag of Fine Gael as well as the Blueshirts paramilitary group that was a faction in Fine Gael. It bore the St. Patrick's Saltire defacing a dark blue background (dark blue being a historical Irish national colour). | A red saltire on a blue field. | |
| Flag of a proposed independent Ulster nation. Used by Ulster nationalists. | St Andrew's Saltire overlayed with St Patrick's Cross, defaced with a golden six pointed star representing the six counties of Northern Ireland containing the red hand of Ulster. |
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