A REPORT into flags, identity, culture and tradition will be produced by the end of this year, according to the Fermanagh man who co chairs the Stormont group tasked with the project.
Neville Armstrong has worked with the commission set up last June on consulting with more than 700 people across Northern Ireland on the very many issues relating to identity and tradition. 
“This has provided the commission with a unique overview of all sides and clearly confirms the diversity of culture that exists in Northern Ireland today.
“I am delighted to be able to bring a rural Fermanagh perspective to the commission based on practical experience I have gained through four peace programmes,” said Mr. Armstrong.
While the commission meets monthly the Kesh man must regularly travel to Belfast and beyond for meetings sometimes three or four days a week.
“People are often surprised that someone from a rural background is involved in what some consider to be urban issues. However there is a role to show that urban can learn from rural where differences are often less apparent but just as divided. My previous work as Rural Enabler for Fermanagh was useful in giving me a unique insight into how rural communities can accept difference and look for meaningful compromise.
“The commission has now finished its first phase and is beginning to use the information gained to inform phase two. The commission will provide a final report at the end of the year,” he said. 
The commission’s task is to take forward a programme of work which will include scoping the range, extent and nature of issues relating to flags, identity, culture and tradition; mapping the benefits and opportunities and producing a report and recommendations on the way forward.
This week a number of tricolours, and a Kurdish flag, adorned the Cornagrade Road in Enniskillen to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising, a common sight here for the past number of years. 
The erection of the flags and subsequent commemorative events to mark the historic rebellion is organised by Enniskillen Independent Republican Committee (EIRC).
It’s understood the group is made up of young republicans who according to one source “identify with independent revolutionary movements trying to achieve nationhood.”
“They put up these flags to commemorate the Easter Rising. In a few months other areas of Enniskillen will have their turn to erect flags,” said the source.