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Burning of effigies should be treated as hate crime – Orange Order chief

The burning of posters and effigies of people on Eleventh night bonfires should be treated as a hate crime, the grand secretary of the Orange Order has said. There has been widespread condemnation after photographs emerged of hanging effigies of ...

15 Jul 2022 at 10:43

Northern Ireland

Minister in appeal for calm ahead of ‘Eleventh Night’ bonfires

A Sinn Fein minister has appealed for calm ahead of the lighting of traditional “Eleventh Night” bonfires across Northern Ireland. Conor Murphy said it is a time of tension and concern for a number of families. On Thursday night, police said ...

08 Jul 2022 at 17:03

Northern Ireland

Bonfires to be lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland

Towering bonfires will be lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland later to usher in the main date in the Protestant loyal order parading season. The build-up to the “Eleventh Night” celebrations has been overshadowed by the death of a ...

11 Jul 2022 at 18:26

Local News

County Derry primary school teacher 'gutted' to see image on bonfire

A County Derry primary school teacher and political representative has said she felt 'victimised in her own home' after her image was placed on a nearby bonfire last night. Posters belonging to Gemma Brolly, who ran for Aontú in the recent ...

12 Jul 2022 at 13:59

Northern Ireland

Bonfires lit in loyalist areas across NI to mark ‘Eleventh Night’

Towering bonfires are being lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland to usher in the main date in the Protestant loyal order parading season. A number of the pyres, mainly constructed by stacking wooden pallets, were set alight late ...

12 Jul 2022 at 00:00

More than 200 emergency calls on first night of Twelfth of July bonfires

National News

Fire crews receive over 200 emergency calls on first night of bonfires

Fire and rescue crews in Northern Ireland recieved a total of 203 emergency calls on the first night of celebrations for the Twelfth of July. As hundreds of bonfires were lit across loyalist areas, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue ...

12 Jul 2022 at 11:30

Northern Ireland

Hundreds of bonfires lit to begin Twelfth of July celebrations in NI

Hundreds of bonfires have been lit across Northern Ireland to begin celebrations of the Twelfth of July, the main date in the Protestant loyal order parading season. Crowds gathered as the towering pyres were set alight in ...

12 Jul 2022 at 01:42

Local News

County Derry MLAs hit out as posters placed on bonfires

Two East Derry MLAs have hit out after the placing of flags and election posters on Eleventh Night bonfires. Caoimhe Archibald posted photographs online of two different pyres - identifying the latter as being in the ...

11 Jul 2022 at 22:51

Northern Ireland

Towering bonfire bears banner to raise money for sick girl

The organisers behind a towering bonfire in Co Antrim are helping fundraising efforts for a sick girl. The bonfire in Craigyhill, Larne, reached more than 200ft high last year, which was hailed by organisers as an ...

04 Jul 2023 at 16:41

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