Sectarian slogans and toxic car tyres still adorn many bonfires

TONIGHT will see loyalist bonfires lit all across Northern Ireland. While some areas have fully embraced conflict transformation schemes and adopted environmentally-friendly beacons, traditional bonfires complete with toxic tyres are still being set alight in many loyalist areas.

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