Tensions are continuing to smoulder around two controversial loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland – Moygashel and Belfast – as time ticks down to when they are due to be lit.

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Fenced off area warning of asbestos close to a bonfire on Broadway Industrial Estate off Donegal Road in south Belfast, ahead of events to mark the Twelfth July, that sits yards away from a Northern Ireland Electricity substation and close to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Photo: Liam McBurney

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A bonfire on Broadway Industrial Estate off Donegal Road in south Belfast, ahead of events to mark the Twelfth July, that sits yards away from a Northern Ireland Electricity substation and close to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Photo: Liam McBurney

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A bonfire on Broadway Industrial Estate off Donegal Road in south Belfast, ahead of events to mark the Twelfth July, that sits yards away from a Northern Ireland Electricity substation and close to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Photo: Liam McBurney

16. Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 8th July 2025 Craigyhill Bonfire in Larne, Co. Antrim, after its completion ahead of Friday’s 11th night. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 8th July 2025 Craigyhill Bonfire in Larne, Co. Antrim, after its completion ahead of Friday’s 11th night. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

