Bonfire season heats up as man arrested following replica of mosque placed on pyre
About this episode
The episode discusses the controversies surrounding bonfire season in Northern Ireland, including a recent arrest related to a replica mosque on a bonfire.
Summer has begun, and once again, controversies continue to surround bonfire season. A man has been arrested over the erection of a replica of a mosque on top of a bonfire in Moygashel with a loyalist source in the area warning that any attempt to move in on the bonfire will result in a ‘stand-off’. Paramilitary flags remain flying on streets and other bonfires across Northern Ireland just weeks after the PSNI were legally given powers to remove them, including banners in Antrim and Dungannon eulogising Loyalist Terror Chief Billy Wright. Olivia Peden is joined by Belfast telegraph reporter Abdullah Sabri. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Olivia Peden
Guest: Abdullah Sabri
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PSNI, Belfast Telegraph
Places: Moygashel, Northern Ireland
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