July 12 marching season - Bonfire blame

As Northern Ireland once again prepares for the marching season, it is becoming increasingly evident that neither the police, local politicians nor the secretary of state has any control over the gangs of so-called Loyalists constructing bonfires the size of tower blocks close to homes, businesses and children’s play areas.

Huge bonfires will be lit in loyalist areas late tonight to usher in the 12th of July, the main date in the Orange Order’s annual commemoration marking the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.