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Why are republican bonfires in Derry being treated as ‘sectarian-motivated hate crimes’?
The local view is that a younger generation is being easily manipulated by dissidents, albeit few in number
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
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- Ireland
- Source published
- 18 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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- Freya McClements
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The local view is that a younger generation is being easily manipulated by dissidents, albeit few in number
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Why are republican bonfires in Derry being treated as ‘sectarian-motivated hate crimes’?
The local view is that a younger generation is being easily manipulated by dissidents, albeit few in number
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