Sinn Féin has described a historic moment for the council, while the DUP questioned a lack of clarity around costs.

A multi-agency meeting took place after recent attacks in north Belfast.

The display has been erected on the bonfire in Moygashel in Co Tyrone.

The statue was erected on Sunday to mark the 44th anniversary of Bobby Sands’s death.

A Sinn Fein Assembly employee has resigned from the party following the attack on Lord Wallace Browne’s portrait at Belfast City Hall.

During violent scenes in south Belfast, petrol was poured over a police landrover and set alight.

The PSNI said it was dealing with disorder in the Donegall Road area of Belfast.