'What we need to see around bonfires is respect rather than the abuse of ministerial office to undermine legitimate cultural expression.'
A court dispute over a contentious interface bonfire in North Belfast has cost the public tens of thousands of pounds in legal bills.
Read more:Public consultation to be held on future of divisive bonfire site at North Belfast interface But the ministers have insisted they acted to stand against threats of violence and anti-social behaviour. In September a judge ruled the pyre had been used by some loyalists to "intimidate and terrorise" residents in the New Lodge by hitting golf balls, throwing bricks and singing sectarian songs.
Ahead of the Eleventh Night this year, interface gates along Duncairn Gardens were closed after petrol bombs were thrown towards the bonfire site. "Thankfully there was a significant reduction in tensions around bonfires this year in the absence of such political actions inflaming tensions.
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