Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin condemns ‘disgusting’ loyalist bonfire as poster of Taoiseach set alight in Tyrone

Sinn Féin TD Lousie O’Reilly says incident ‘does not represent views of vast majority in the North’

The pyre in Moygashel - which as lit at 11pm on Saturday night - previously garnered attention online after a boat was placed on it. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Sinn Féin has condemned the “disgusting” placement of an Irish flag and a poster of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on top of a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone.

The pyre in Moygashel - which as lit at 11pm on Saturday night - previously garnered attention online after a boat was placed on it.

By Saturday evening, a banner reading “Good Friday Agreement? That ship has sailed” had been added to the side of the boat, and ...