This is really special… Martin McGuinness was laid to rest in Derry yesterday following a short illness, with thousands of people gathered in mourning as the Bogside man entered Free Derry one last time. Prominent figures from all walks of the political spectrum attended the funeral on Thursday, with Bill Clinton, Bertie Ahern, President Michael D. Higgins, […]
9 years ago
“After all the breath he expended cursing the British over the years, he worked with two Prime Ministers and shook hands with the Queen!” Bill Clinton, the former President of the United States, has just spoken evocatively at the funeral of the late Martin McGuinness, the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland who died […]
9 years ago
Martin McGuinness, the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, has died. Mr McGuinness passed away early this morning at Derry’s Altnagelvin Hospital with his family by his bedside. In January, the 66-year-old stepped down from politics amid the so-called ‘cash-for-ash’ scandal, which saw DUP leader Arlene Foster come under mounting pressure to resign. He […]
9 years ago