Putting Irish flag and Taoiseach photo on bonfire ‘not acceptable’ – Beattie

People watch the bonfire in Moygashel near Dungannon, Co Tyrone (Niall Carson/PA)
People watch the bonfire in Moygashel near Dungannon, Co Tyrone (Niall Carson/PA)

The placing of an Irish flag and a picture of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone has been criticised as “childish” and “not acceptable”.

The towering pyre in Moygashel attracted attention online after a boat was placed on the top of it.

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