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A loyalist bonfire with an effigy of migrants in a boat has been lit

A loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone controversially topped with an effigy of migrants in a boat has b...

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07.00 11 Jul 2025


A loyalist bonfire with an effigy of migrants in a boat has been lit


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A loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone controversially topped with an effigy of migrants in a boat has been lit. The Police Service of Northern Ireland earlier said they were investigating a hate incident in reference to the pyre. 

An Irish tricolour flag was also placed on the bonfire, which is among about 300 which will be burned ahead of the Orange Order's annual 12 July parades. We get reaction to this with Sinn Féin Senator, Conor Murphy.


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