Mystery Palestinian flag continues to fly high over Dublin as removal deemed too risky

What goes up must come down – unless it’s a Palestinian flag at the top of Dublin’s tallest monument that no one knows how to remove. The flag appeared on the 120-metre Spire on O’Connell Street last September and for seven months it has defied every proposed measure to take it down. Who installed it and how remains a mystery. City authorities have considered options such as climbing ropes, “bespoke ladders” and a 300-tonne crane, but rejected them as too dangerous, expensive or futile. …