Nationalist councillors request ‘call-in' of bonfire funding decision
NATIONALISTS have requested a 'call-in' of a Co Antrim council's decision to continue to provide funding when loyalist bonfires have racist or sectarian displays.
Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors will also challenge £50,000 of funding being set aside for the Somme centenary this year but none for the Easter Rising.
The 'call-in' procedure allows a contentious decision to be reconsidered if 15 per cent of councillors believe it was not properly reached or would adversely affect a section of the community.
A fortnight ago the council voted on a new policy to[...]
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