McCormick, John (2012). Contemporary Britain (на језику: енглески). Palgrave Macmillan. стр. 53. ISBN9781137017185. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „The old flag of Northern Ireland – a red hand inside a white star on a red cross – has strong connections with the Protestant community, and is no longer official but is still occasionally flown. The official flag of Northern Ireland is the Union Flag.”
Minahan, James B. (2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes] (на језику: енглески). ABC-CLIO. стр. 486. ISBN9780313344978. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „The official flag of the province is the Union Jack. There is no official national flag of Northern Ireland, following the Northern Ireland Constitution Act of 1973, nor any unofficial flag universally accepted in Northern Ireland.”
McCartney, Clem (1994). Clashing Symbols?: A Report on the Use of Flags, Anthems and Other National Symbols in Northern Ireland (на језику: енглески). Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast. стр. 150—151. ISBN9780853895381. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „In December 1986 the Northern Ireland Office produced an Explanatory Document on the [Flags and Emblems Act], which stated: [...] "Repeal of the Act would make no change whatsoever to the position that the Union flag is the official flag of Northern Ireland as it is of the United Kingdom as a whole'.”
„Ulster - The Flag Institute”. The Flag Institute (на језику: енглески). Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „The Ulster flag is different from the Ulster Banner, which was the former flag of Northern Ireland but now holds no official status.”
Bryan, Dominic; Stevenson, Clifford. Flags Monitoring Project 2006: Preliminary Findings(PDF). Belfast: Queen's University. стр. 25. Архивирано из оригинала 15. 09. 2010. г. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „The meaning attached by people to these regional flags can vary. This is particularly true of the Northern Ireland or Ulster flag which would have been extensively used by loyalists since 1972. Also, it has no official status as a flag for Northern Ireland.”CS1 одржавање: Неподобан URL (веза)
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„New Northern Ireland flag should be created, says Lord Kilclooney”. The News Letter. 17. 12. 2013. Архивирано из оригинала 24. 06. 2016. г. Приступљено 31. 08. 2017. „Lord Kilclooney, the former Ulster Unionist deputy leader, is a vice chairman of Westminsters all-party group on flags and heraldry which promotes the flying of the Union Flag. He told the News Letter […] ‘whilst England (St George’s Cross) Scotland (St Andrew’s Cross) and Wales (The Dragon) have individual regional flags, the Flags Institute in London confirms that Northern Ireland has no official regional flag’.”
Nolan, Paul; Bryan, Dominic (2016). Flags: Towards A New Understanding (на језику: енглески). Queen's University Belfast. стр. 6. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „following the Northern Ireland Constitution Act of 1973, the Ulster Banner ceased to have any official standing, but there followed a huge increase in its unofficial use as a symbol of loyalism.”
„Promoting Fair Play in Sport”(PDF) (на језику: енглески). Sport Northern Ireland. Архивирано из оригинала(PDF) 28. 06. 2019. г. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „Many existing flags have no official status and this includes the former Northern Ireland ‘flag’ (or flag of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland or Ulster Banner).”
Melaugh, Martin. „CAIN: Symbols - Flags Used in Northern Ireland”. cain.ulst.ac.uk (на језику: енглески). Архивирано из оригинала 14. 05. 2011. г. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „this particular flag of Northern Ireland is seen as staunchly Loyalist”
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„Promoting Fair Play in Sport”(PDF) (на језику: енглески). Sport Northern Ireland. Архивирано из оригинала(PDF) 28. 06. 2019. г. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „Many existing flags have no official status and this includes the former Northern Ireland ‘flag’ (or flag of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland or Ulster Banner).”
Melaugh, Martin. „CAIN: Symbols - Flags Used in Northern Ireland”. cain.ulst.ac.uk (на језику: енглески). Архивирано из оригинала 14. 05. 2011. г. Приступљено 23. 10. 2018. „this particular flag of Northern Ireland is seen as staunchly Loyalist”
„New Northern Ireland flag should be created, says Lord Kilclooney”. The News Letter. 17. 12. 2013. Архивирано из оригинала 24. 06. 2016. г. Приступљено 31. 08. 2017. „Lord Kilclooney, the former Ulster Unionist deputy leader, is a vice chairman of Westminsters all-party group on flags and heraldry which promotes the flying of the Union Flag. He told the News Letter […] ‘whilst England (St George’s Cross) Scotland (St Andrew’s Cross) and Wales (The Dragon) have individual regional flags, the Flags Institute in London confirms that Northern Ireland has no official regional flag’.”
