Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said that a contentious loyalist bonfire in south Belfast should not be set alight.

The PSNI has declared a “major incident” after receiving a formal request from Belfast City Council to provide assistance in removing a controversial bonfire site. A legal challenge has been ...

By Conor Coyle July 10, 2025 at 5:53pm BST A controversial south Belfast bonfire lighting will now go ahead as planned on Friday night after the PSNI said it would not support any action to remove it.

Fresh safety concerns have been raised over asbestos at the site of a contentious loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which is due to be lit on Friday night.

There have been fresh calls for action at a south Belfast bonfire site after fears emerged that the pyre could pose a risk to the power supply to the City Hospital.

Police have condemned attacks on rescue workers at a bonfire site in Belfast, calling it “irresponsible and unacceptable”.

Police said the force had received a formal request for assistance from Belfast City Council in relation to the removal of material from the bonfire site at Meridi Street ...

Drone footage shows the proximity of the bonfire to infrastructure. More suspected asbestos has been found at five locations around a bonfire site in south Belfast.

A bonfire in south Belfast has prompted fears over asbestos and power supplies to two major hospitals.

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said that a contentious loyalist bonfire in south Belfast should not be set alight. Fresh safety concerns have been raised over asbestos ...