US EditionIn Pictures: 11th Night Bonfire Celebrations Begin Across NI
MOYGASHEL, COUNTY TYRONE, NORTHERN IRELAND, JUL 11 – The bonfire featured anti-immigration placards and an effigy of a migrant boat, prompting police to investigate it as a hate incident amid longstanding sectarian tensions.
- On July 10, 2025, a loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, was ignited featuring a small boat filled with life-sized mannequins representing migrants, alongside an Irish tricolour flag.
- The bonfire's provocative display, including anti-immigration placards, sparked police investigation as a hate incident amid ongoing tensions around July 12 commemorations.
- The bonfire is part of about 300 across Northern Ireland marking the Twelfth, which celebrates the 1690 Battle of the Boyne and has longstanding cultural significance despite controversy.
- Church of Ireland Archbishop John McDowell condemned the effigy as "inhuman and deeply sub-Christian", while Amnesty International called it a "vile, dehumanising act" fueling hatred.
- The event renewed concern over sectarian displays and divisiveness, highlighting challenges in balancing tradition with community safety and social cohesion.
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