Eleventh Night: What is the law on bonfires in Northern Ireland?
BBC News Published image copyrightPAcemaker About 250 bonfires took place around the Eleventh Night across Northern Ireland this year, with the vast majority passing off without any problems. But incidents at a small number - including a 17-year-old boy suffering burns to his face and body at a bonfire at Silverstream Crescent, Ballysillan - revived a debate about safety and regulation. Some politicians have called for new rules, while others have argued that a legislative framework already exists and just needs to be implemented. According to Dr Jonny Byrne, senior lecturer at Ulster Univers...
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