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A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target Irish Catholics in the territory.
Disgraceful’: MPs slam rollback of Northern Ireland legislation that could lead to payouts for terrorists - MPs suggested the move would open a ‘witch-hunt’ against veterans who had served to protect
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Belfast Live on MSNNorthern Ireland thunderstorm weather warning issued by Met OfficeThe Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorms for Northern Ireland. The yellow weather warning will be in place tomorrow, Thursday, July 17, from 11am to 8pm, for the first day of The Open. It is expected to impact much of the region, but is likely to be heaviest in the west.
Anti-migrant acts such as the bonfire with effigies of refugees in a boat were ‘racist and ugly,’ and Northern Ireland says ‘no to that in society,’ First Minister Michelle O’Neill tells Anadolu - Ana
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Largest sporting event ever held in Northern Ireland as The Open tees off this week. Our correspondent Mark Simpson reports from Portrush.
An effigy of a boat containing mannequins of migrants was set alight in the village of Moygashel on Thursday, in an incident condemned by political and religious leaders as racist and threatening.
Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a bonfire that featured effigies of migrants in a boat and a banner reading “stop the boats’’ to determine whether it was a hate incident.
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Belfast News Letter on MSNStormont's deputy First Minister defends the Northern Ireland economy - and questions Sinn Fein ministers' commitment to growing itThe deputy First Minister says comments by Mary Lou McDonald that Northern Ireland is “not economically viable” raises questions for Sinn Fein ministers in the Executive.