BONFIRE groups asked for council funding to pay for items including petrol, shot glasses and an iPhone docking station.
Invoices and receipts obtained by The Irish News reveal new details about payment requests by Eleventh Night bonfire groups for related community events.
The details of nearly £85,000 worth of payments – including money for pallets, facepaints and flute bands – were obtained through a freedom of information request.
However, Antrim and Newtownabbey council redacted the names of key suppliers over the two-year period including those paid for pallets.
Overall more than £6,300 was spent on pallets during 2013 and 2014, with some groups submitting invoices for hundreds of pallets priced at £1 each.
Parkhall Upper Community Association attempted to claim money for a £170 iPhone docking station, but council officials rejected it.
Ladyhill and Tannaghmore development group unsuccessfully asked for £200 to pay for the "prep and tidy-up" of their bonfire.
But some claims for fuel were accepted such as Steeple Cultural and Heritage Society receiving £66 for petrol in 2013.
This year Parkhall Community Association claimed £100 for a workshop on the formation of the Ulster Volunteers in Antrim.
The group also included shot glasses in its funding list, but the claim was withdrawn.
Seven groups received a total of £2,600 to pay flute bands who performed at pyres.
They included £600 for Ladyhill Flute Band and £900 for Steeple Defenders.
