The Ulster Banner (Ulster-Scots: "Ulstèr Bannèr"; Irish: "Meirge Uladh" ) is a heraldic banner taken from the former coat of arms of Northern Ireland, consisting of a red cross on a white field, upon which is a crowned six-pointed star with a red hand in the centre.
 It was the flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland and common flag of Northern Ireland from 1953 until that government was abolished in 1972.
 It was adopted to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and was first flown over Parliament Buildings on 1 July 1953, in honour of the Queen's visit.
 The Minister of Home Affairs announced that, while the Union Jack was the only standard officially recognised, those who wished to have a distinctive Ulster symbol might use the banner.
 Since 1972, the Ulster Banner has had no official status and is not used by the current Northern Ireland government or by the British government.
 However, the Ulster Banner is still in common use by loyalists/unionists, and to represent Northern Ireland internationally in some sporting competitions.
 It has become a symbol of Ulster loyalism and is a contentious symbol.
 In recent years there have been calls for a new, neutral flag for Northern Ireland to replace the Ulster Banner.
The Northern Ireland Football League Cup, also known as the Irish League Cup, and the BetMcClean.com League Cup is a national football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland open to the 40 Northern Ireland Football League clubs.
 It is the third-highest rated competition in domestic Northern Irish football after the NIFL Premiership and Irish Cup.
 It should not be confused with the Irish League Floodlit Cup which ran from 1987–88 to 1997–98 initially under the sponsorship of Budweiser and latterly Coca-Cola.
 Unlike the Irish Cup, the competition does not have a berth for UEFA Europa League qualification, however the winners qualify for the next season's all-Ireland Setanta Sports Cup.
 The cup is operated by the Northern Ireland Football League, who in 2013 took over the administration from the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the 2013–14 season onwards, after which the cup was renamed as the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) Cup.
The Irish people (Irish: "Muintir na hÉireann" or "Na hÉireannaigh") are a Celtic nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture.
 Ireland has been inhabited for about 9,000 years according to archaeological studies (see Prehistoric Ireland).
 For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland).
 Anglo-Normans conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century (re)conquest and colonization of Ireland brought a large number of English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north.
 Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (an independent state), and the smaller Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom).
 The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities; including Irish, Northern Irish, British, or some combination thereof.
"Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" is the fourth episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", which first aired on May 8, 2011.
 It was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Brian Kirk.
 In this episode Lord Eddard Stark, the new Hand of the King, investigates the sudden death of his predecessor.
 Jon Snow, Eddard's bastard son, defends a new recruit who has just joined the rangers at "the Wall."
 Exiled prince Viserys becomes increasingly frustrated as the Dothraki horde he needs to invade Westeros and win back his crown continues to linger at Vaes Dothrak.
 The episode ends with Eddard's wife Catelyn arresting Tyrion Lannister on suspicion of attempting to murder her son Bran.
Michelle Fairley (born July 1963) is an actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her roles as Catelyn Stark in the HBO series "Game of Thrones", Dr. Ava Hessington in multiple episodes of USA Network series "Suits", and as terrorist Margot Al-Harazi, a main antagonist in "".
Catelyn Stark (née Tully) is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones".
 She is a prominent point of view character in the novels.
The Northern Ireland national under-16 schools football team (also known as Northern Ireland schoolboys, under-16s or U16) represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-16 level.
 It is controlled by the Northern Ireland Schools Football Association (NISFA) which is affiliated to the Irish Football Association.
 The main competition competed for by the team is the Victory Shield which has been competed for since 1925 by the same four teams (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales).
 The Northern Ireland under-16 side also competes regularly in other minor tournaments and in friendlies.
 The team had previously been fielded at under-15 level and games are still sometimes arranged at this age group level with the agreement of the opposition association.
NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) and for a brief period Ulster Transport Railways (UTR), is the railway operator in Northern Ireland.
 NIR is a subsidiary of Translink, whose parent company is the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), and is one of two publicly owned train operators in the United Kingdom, the other being Direct Rail Services.
 It has a common Board of Management with the other two companies in the group, Ulsterbus and Metro (formerly Citybus).
 The rail network in Northern Ireland is not part of the National Rail network of Great Britain, nor does it use Standard Gauge; instead using Irish Gauge in common with the rest of the island of Ireland.
 Also, NIR is the only commercial non-heritage passenger operator in the United Kingdom to operate a vertical integration model, with responsibility of all aspects of the network including running trains, maintaining rolling stock and infrastructure, and pricing.
The Organised Crime Task Force is a multi-agency law enforcement agency operating in Northern Ireland.
 It was established in September 2000 following a report by New York Professor Ronald Goldstock, into the threat from Organised Crime and its role is to set the strategic direction for a multi-agency approach to tackle organised crime in Northern Ireland.
 Partner agencies include the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), HM Revenue and Customs, Serious Organised Crime Agency, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Northern Ireland Policing Board, and the Home Office.
 The Confederation of British Industry, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses and Criminal Justice System Northern Ireland are also members.
Common is a 2014 BBC One 90-minute made-for-television drama, written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by David Blair and starring Michelle Fairley, Nico Mirallegro and Michael Gambon.
 It seeks to question some of the issues and challenges raised by England's common purpose legal doctrine.

Question: Common stars an actress from Northern Ireland, who is known for her role as Catelyn Stark in what HBO series?
Answer: Game of Thrones