Hundreds of bonfires to be lit in loyalist areas of Northern Ireland

Crowds watch a fireworks display before a huge bonfire in the loyalist Corcrain area of Portadown, Co Armagh, in July 2021. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Hundreds of bonfires are set to be lit across Northern Ireland later on Thursday.

The pyres, ranging from towering structures to beacons, sited at an estimated 300 locations, will mainly be lit on Thursday night, however some were lit on Wednesday.