19 photos of the Avoniel 11th Night bonfire stand-off
By Andrew Quinn
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 11th Jul 2019, 17:03 GMT
Belfast City Council has decided not to remove a contentious bonfire from a council owned car park after originally saying it intended to so.
Here are a selection of photographs detailing the stand-off which has now come an end.
PSNI officers leave the area of the 11th night bonfire at Avoniel Leisure Centre as councillors in Belfast have agreed not to remove the loyalist bonfire.
Two PSNI officers walking towards the 11th night bonfire at Avoniel Leisure Centre.
PSNI officers escort a Belfast City Council worker in a PSNI vehicle to read out a statement requesting that those on council property vacate the area at Avoniel Leisure Centre.
PSNI officers escort a Belfast City Council worker in a PSNI vehicle to read out a statement requesting that those on council property vacate the area at Avoniel Leisure Centre.
Two PSNI officers walking towards the 11th night bonfire at Avoniel Leisure Centre.
Two PSNI officers walking towards the 11th night bonfire at Avoniel Leisure Centre
PSNI officers with Robert Girvin (second left) of the East Belfast Cultural Collective
PSNI officers standing outside the entrance to Avoniel Leisure Centre, where an 11th night bonfire has been erected.
A stand-off over the contentious loyalist bonfire in Belfast has ended after councillors backed down over plans to demolish it.
