Ireland

PSNI investigating Irish flag and poster of Taoiseach placed on loyalist bonfire as ‘hate crime’

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson addressed gathering ahead of ‘No Irish Sea Border Bonfire’ lighting

The pyre at Moygashel near Dungannon, Co Tyrone, featuring a boat, an anti-Good Friday Agreement message, Irish flags and an image of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
The pyre at Moygashel near Dungannon, Co Tyrone, featuring a boat, an anti-Good Friday Agreement message, Irish flags and an image of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Barry Roche
Sun Jul 09 2023 - 17:30

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Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times