Patriots of Ireland are rejoicing after the news went viral that Solidarity-People Before Profit councillor Matthew Waine who opposed flying the Irish flag at council offices in Swords, as it could offend foreigners living here, lost his seat in last Friday’s local elections.

Waine, who represented the Ongar area of Dublin 15, was not returned to office and this is being seen as cause for celebration on social media by countless citizens across the country.

The PBP councillor who opposed flying the tricolour as he claimed it might offend foreigners said he would rather see the red flag communism or the rainbow flag of the LGBTQQIP2SAA community in its place.

At the time his comments were met with disgust and anger, including from his fellow councillors, with many commentators on social media promising to punish him at the next election, and so they did.

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