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Substantial changes required on proposals to restrict firework sales, say MSPs

“Substantial changes” are needed to legislation which aims to restrict the sale of fireworks, a parliamentary committee has said. The Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee has backed the general principles of the Fireworks and ...

28 Apr 2022 at 15:25

News

Judge dismisses bid for court challenge over ministers’ failed PSNI legal action

A proposed court challenge against two Stormont ministers for taking a failed legal action against the police has been refused. High Court judge Mr Justice Scoffield dismissed an application for leave to judicially review the actions of ...

20 Jan 2022 at 12:25

News

Judge urged to avoid ‘game of political football’ in bonfire court challenge

A court challenge against two Stormont ministers over a failed legal action against the police is an attempt to score political points, a judge has been told. A barrister for Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon and Communities ...

19 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Northern Ireland

Vigil held for bonfire builder killed in fall

A vigil has been held for a man who died after falling from a bonfire in Northern Ireland. John Steele was helping to construct the towering pyre in the Antiville estate in Larne, Co Antrim, when the incident happened on ...

11 Jul 2022 at 00:31

Northern Ireland

Man dies after fall from bonfire in Northern Ireland

A man has died after falling from a bonfire in Northern Ireland. The incident happened in the Antiville estate in Larne, Co Antrim, on Saturday night. The man who died has been named locally as John Steele, who was from ...

10 Jul 2022 at 16:23

Northern Ireland

Petrol bombs incident in north Belfast treated as hate crime

An incident where petrol bombs were thrown in north Belfast on Thursday evening is being treated as a hate crime, police said. The PSNI said its members are in attendance at the scene following a report of petrol bombs ...

07 Jul 2022 at 21:10

Local News

Councillor 'actively engaging' with bonfire builders

Derry City and Strabane District councillor, Ryan McCready (Ulster Unionist Party) has "actively engaged" with representatives from the Clooney Estate Bonfire building team. Speaking to Derry Now, Cllr McCready said: ...

30 Jun 2022 at 14:33

Police investigate reports of bangs and ‘hate crime’ at nationalist bonfire

Police investigate reports of loud bangs at nationalist bonfire in Londonderry

Police are investigating a series of loud bangs which were heard at a nationalist bonfire in Derry, as well as potential “hate crime” in terms of items displayed on the pyre. Inquiries are under way to establish ...

16 Aug 2022 at 16:03

Search carried out into reports of shots fired at Derry bonfire

Police have carried out a search as they continue to investigate reports that shots were fired at a nationalist bonfire in Derry. It was reported that shots were fired at the bonfire in the Meenan Square area ...

17 Aug 2022 at 15:09

Northern Ireland

Police investigate almost 60 potential offences at loyalist bonfires

Police are probing almost 60 potential offences reported as having taken place at loyalist bonfires last month. These reports include allegations of theft and destruction of political material, flags, hate ...

03 Aug 2022 at 12:31

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Protocol in place in Tipperary to deal with Halloween bonfires

Tipperary County Council has said there is a protocol in place dealing with bonfires this Halloween. A Senior Waste Enforcement Officer told the Tipperary Star the good news is the council has seen a ...

26 Oct 2022 at 21:33

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Protocol in place in Tipperary to deal with Halloween bonfires

26 Oct 2022 at 21:33

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