Burning of boat containing dark-skinned mannequins in lifejackets in Moygashel draws widespread condemnationPolice in Northern Ireland are investigating a loyalist bonfire that featured effigies of refugees sitting in a boat as a hate incident.Crowds in the County Tyrone village of Moygashel cheered on Thursday night when the towering pyre was lit and flames engulfed the vessel and a dozen dark-skinned, lifesize mannequins with lifejackets. Continue reading... Events
Signs saying 'Stop the boats' and 'Veterans before refugees' were also attached to the pyre in the village of Moygashel, near Dungannon, County Tyrone, earlier this week. Events
Tensions have flared around loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland as police declare a major incident Events
Tensions are continuing to smoulder around two loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland which have attracted significant controversy. Events
A sign saying 'Veterans before refugees' was also put on the pyre in Moygashel, on the outskirts of Dungannon in Co Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Events
12 life-sized mannequins in life jackets have been placed on the bonfire which will be lit in the next few days Events
