Condemnation after effigy of Mosque placed on bonfire in Moygashel

A man has been arrested

The pyre in Moygashel
Author: PAPublished 9th Jul 2026

There's been condemnation after an effigy of a Mosque was placed on top of a loyalist bonfire in County Tyrone.

Human rights group Amnesty International’s calling the display in Moygashel "vile", while Sinn Fein Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Colm Gildernew says it's "absolutely deplorable".

Police say they are aware on the situation and that a man in his 50's has been arrested

The same bonfire also caused controversy last year when an effigy of migrants in a boat was placed on top.

Bonfires will be lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland this weekend, to usher in the Orange Order's 12th of July parades.