July pyres are deeply valued by many here in NI… but we can make them safer and stamp out the sectarianism

The Craigyhill bonfire in Larne was one of several in Mid and East Antrim

The Craigyhill bonfire in Larne was one of several in Mid and East Antrim

Across Northern Ireland, scores of bonfires are growing higher by the day.

On Friday night they’ll be lit, burning furiously and then smouldering as the light comes up on unionism’s high day: the Twelfth of July.