The chalk grid-lines are still visible but work appears to have ceased on the latest Kneecap-sponsored mural in Hawthorn Street. It joins the four that have been added to the facing walls, one in each of the last four years and all at the time of Féıle (see 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025). The new addition likewise accompanied this year’s performance, at the Uppa Falls concert in the Falls Park on Thursday (August 6th) (BBC).
These stickers are on Sandy Row in south Belfast. For background, see Ulster & Israel | This Is Our Israel | אי כניעה – the general theme of these earlier entries is to present Israel as an analogy for Northern Ireland, as colonising populations that must defend themselves – with violence if necessary – from native resistance. The IDF sticker second on the pole (in the image below) is in keeping with this interpretation. The hearts with simple assertions of “we love Israel”, with hearts, suggests a level of identity that does not require justification or interpretation.
There is also – though not present here – a religious angle; see The Lion Of Judah.
Eddie The Trooper makes an appearance as a Coleraine FC (“the pride of Ulster”) supporter, stomping on the grave of rival clubs Cliftonville (left) and Ballymena (right).
The Irish men’s soccer team is scheduled to play Israel in the Nations’ League, on September 27th and – at home – on October 4th, 2026. A campaign was launched to “Stop the game” in Dublin as a form of protest and disengagement, most prominently in the form of an open letter (instagram) sent to the FAI signed by footballers and various musicians.
The FAI instead appealed to UEFA to have the game played behind closed doors in a neutral country, saying that while it was “deeply conscious” of the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank, it did not want to forfeit the points or be disqualified from the competition (FAI).
The large tarp shown above has been added (on June 18th) on top of the long Painting For Palestine mural on Divis Street.
In the bottom right corner of the image above can be seen one of the placards – reading “No to hate”, “Fight racism”, and “Yes to all!” – added last week (June 17th) in response to the rioting in east Belfast and elsewhere – see McMaster Street Remembers. (These additions are reminiscent of the ‘Free Marian Price’ additions in 2013 – see Scaoıl Saor Marian Price in the Peter Moloney Collection.)
Also included (below) is a positive form of sporting support for Palestine: an 10 km “Cycle For Palestine” (web).
This entry provides an update to the images seen in Paddy Duffy’s collection under the title An Ideology Of Hate from the beginning of May, 2026. Compared to those images, the banner above – “Our brave soldiers didn’t die for this invasion – Send them home” – replaces the “Ulster Carrickfergus Loyalists” and “Unite and fight” banners.
The banner above is similar in theme and elements to the large board seen in Sorry It Was All For Nothing: an elderly veteran kneels beside grave-stones with red Christain crosses, in the presence of men carrying the flag of the Islamic Republic Of Pakistan. They are also both products of AI.
Second, “We are united as one & united we shall remain. Never surrender.” with the flags of the “four nations” that make up the current United Kingdom.
Fourth, “Christ is king. Stand up to radical Islam. Islam is not a race – it’s an ideology of hate.” The language is echoed in the controversial board recently mounted at the bottom of Rathfern, in Newtownabbey – see A New Evil.
For “Ulster Carrickfergus Loyalists”, see No Illegal Immigrants in the Paddy Duffy collection.
The campaign urging the GAA to sever its ties to sponsor Allianz (web) began in August 25th, after an update to a 2024 report by the UN urged businesses – including Allianz – to end their ties with Israel (UN | youtube). In response, a letter of protest, signed by 800 former and current players, was delivered to the GAA (RTÉ) but a vote in December retained the sponsorship (BBC | Irish Examiner). Protests have continued (e.g. at the GAA congress), among which is this message written in posters on the hoarding around Casement Park (for which, see Build Casement Now).
The “Green Brigade” is the name of a group of Celtic ultras (web). The design and slogan of the paste-up come from the “Sniper at work” signs from the 1990s, which celebrated the IRA’s sniper campaign in the south Armagh area – various examples can be seen in the Peter Moloney Collection.
The “defend the Sperrins” “day of resistance” on Saturday August 23rd will include a “family fun day – walk through the land – creative protest – education – eating together – céılí – music – camping on occupied land overnight”.
At issue is a plan to mine for gold from US-backed company Dalradian Mining (web) in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In response to local pressure (see the “No toxic goldmining” placard in the poster), the company has already ditched its plan to use cyanide during the extraction process (BBC | The Planner).
This is a Basque-language sticker (“Free Palestine”) from French organisation Pastèque Ta Ville [Watermelon Your City] (web) which is raising funds by selling watermelon-themed tote bags, t-shirts, and stickers. The sticker shows a watermelon slice and keffiyeh design on a Basque flag.
Other stickers below: Caterkiller (“Machinery built by Caterpillar is supplied to the Israeli state to assist in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homes and land”) the Little Prince says “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free” (by Ellis Sauno (ig)) “L’Algerie a vaince – Palestine vaincra!” (by Samidoun (web)) “Occupation no more!” (by éırígí (web)) “May every star in the universe protect Palestine – Global solidarity – End the genocide!” “End colonial violence” a montage of Palestinian symbols “Pass the Occupied Territories Bill” “FCK HMS” (web) “Free Palestine” “End Israeli apartheid”
