▁identity . ▁Although ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁refer ▁explicitly ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁tr icol our , ▁it ▁did ▁the ▁Union ▁Flag . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁gave ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ul ster ▁Const ab ul ary ▁a ▁positive ▁duty ▁to ▁remove ▁any ▁flag ▁or ▁em blem ▁from ▁public ▁or ▁private ▁property ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁likely ▁to ▁cause ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁but ▁leg ally ▁ex empt ed ▁the ▁Union ▁Flag ▁from ▁ever ▁being ▁considered ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁flags ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁displayed ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁the ▁Irish ▁tr icol our ▁would ▁be ▁de emed ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁However ▁the ▁Act ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁wh oles ale ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁Irish ▁flag , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁often ▁allowed ▁to ▁remain ▁flying , ▁especially ▁at ▁G AA ▁grounds . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁introduced ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁some ▁tur mo il ▁within ▁union ism ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁diss ent ▁that ▁was ▁viewed ▁with ▁alarm ▁by ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Union ist ▁government , ▁and ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁initi ated ▁amid ▁the ▁pressure ▁em an ating ▁from ▁that ▁diss ent . ▁Hard ▁line ▁union ists ▁accused ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁appe asing ▁national ists ; ▁a ▁more ▁len ient ▁approach ▁by ▁government ▁to ▁some ▁national ist ▁par ades ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁flying ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Tr icol our . ▁Like wise , ▁the ▁Cor on ation ▁celebr ations ▁had