Hotelier in flag flap berates ‘bullying’

An Irish hotelier who faced a barrage of online abuse after he dared to fly the British flag over his inn says he won’t bow to bullying. Brendan Rohan said one passerby called the flag — which he raised to celebrate a British couple’s special event — the Butcher’s Apron. “I explained to him that I’m in the hospitality business and I’m not interested in politics or religion,” Rohan told the Irish Independent. The 64-year-old said he often raises other national flags at his Dunfanaghy Holiday Village in Donegal. “I’ve flown the Union (Jack) flag like I would for any of my guests that might be here, whether they’re Swiss, German, Canadian or whatever,” he says. Online trolls have used Facebook’s rating system to damage the credibility of his business, he added. “I think this is petty bullyboy tactics, which I won’t give in to,” the Irish Army veteran told the paper.