Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald later expressed regret at the lack of social distancing at that event, which was criticised by the PSNI. Three Sinn Féin local representatives attended the latest funeral in Derry, where a tricolour surmounted the remains of Eamon ‘Peggy’ McCourt (62), who reportedly died with Covid-19. Sinn Féin spokesman Gerry Kelly, a former Maze escaper, said “two or three” party councillors had attended. But he added: “It also shows that a majority of people in Northern Ireland, excluding the undecided, would vote to stay in the Union. So what we need to do in the meantime, is to make the Good Friday Agreement work to try and get the Northern Ireland Executive working better and to intensify North-South cooperation.”Read MoreOnline Editors

Source: Irish Independent January 28, 2021 17:01 UTC