THREE alleged breaches of a court injunction placed on several loyalist bonfires in Belfast have so far been reported to the council.
The order was secured by Belfast City Council in a bid to prevent further materials being added to four Eleventh Night pyres in the east of the city.
The council said it will "review any information received" and "consider what further action is appropriate".
The injunction was placed on bonfire sites at Ravenscroft Avenue car park/Bloomfield Walkway; Avoniel Leisure Centre car park; Inverary playing fields; and Cregagh Park East.
There had been early indications of efforts to adhere to the court order, such as a handwritten 'no more dumping' sign spotted at Bloomfield Walkway and people seen clearing up excess material.
But masked men were photographed using a cherry-picker to stack pallets on top of the Inverary bonfire.
And the council said a racist banner about Celtic footballer Scott Sinclair placed on the Avoniel pyre "could constitute a technical breach" of the injunction.
In a statement, a council spokesman said: "Three alleged breaches of the injunction have been reported to the council.
"The council will review any information received, either directly or via the police, relating to any persons allegedly breaching the injunction and will consider what further action is appropriate."
Properties were boarded up beside several Belfast bonfire sites – including Ravenscroft Avenue and Cregagh in the east of the city and Lanark Way in the north – amid concerns around safety and the risk of property damage.
Firefighters doused at-risk buildings with water on the Eleventh Night in an effort to keep them cool as the pyres raged nearby.
Crews tackled 40 bonfire-related incidents across the north this year – a 21 per cent surge on last year.
