'If people want to earn respect and have respect for their own identity and culture then they have got to show respect for others'
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said he believes the overwhelming majority of unionists oppose the placing of an Irish flag and a picture of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on a loyalist bonfire.The towering pyre in Moygashel, themed as an anti-Northern Ireland Protocol bonfire, attracted attention online after a boat was placed on the top of it.By Saturday evening, a tricolour and a republican flag, as well as a picture of Mr Varadkar, had been added on the boat.
Sir Jeffrey added: “I know there are differing views on the Northern Ireland Protocol and its impact on community relations and on the politics of Northern Ireland, I have spoken myself about that. Asked if bonfires should ever have effigies or flags placed upon them, Sir Jeffrey said: “Personally, I don’t think they should. Perhaps some may in a historical context, but this is not a historical context. To do things that I believe are disrespectful to others and are not set in a historical context, I think that is wrong.”
There has been controversy around bonfires in previous years, with election posters and Irish flags hung from the stacks of wood, with some towering more than 100ft high. Orange Order members on Sunday held a short protest at the police lines barring them from the return route.
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