11/08/2016 BBC Newsline

Bishop Edward Daly was remembered today as a man of physical and moral

His funeral mass at Saint Eugene's Cathedral in Londonderry was packed

with family, friends and many of the people

from the Derry diocese which he had served until his retirement

Here's our North West reporter Keiron Tourish.

President Michael D Higgins was among

The respect and the former Bishop of Derry. What was great was seeing the

sheer love that people had him. And Among the mourners,

And representatives of the Queen, the British and Irish government's

and the executive. a very lovely, quiet way. There was

applause for a Church of Ireland Bishop.

He left hospital where he was being treated

Bishop Daly's enduring commitment, whether as a priest

or a pastoral carer, dominated many thoughts today.

His ministry was marked by a total dedication to the people he served.

Wherever he was called to minister, that dedication was available

in outstanding courage, in all sorts of different ways.

He showed tremendous physical courage on Bloody Sunday,

along with so many other people under the hail of bullets.

And his moral courage was evident in his passionate struggle

against violence and injustice from all quarters.

And his passionate commitment to build a piece worthy

of the people of this city and of this country.

We all know it takes enormous courage to be a peacemaker.

Tributes from Pope Francis, who said he was saddened

His Holiness joins you in prayer of thanksgiving for his life.

And in commending his soul to be merciful love of God, our father.

Since his death, thousands of people have attended the cathedral

Reflecting the impact that he had on their lives.

My son took seriously ill and died in the Hospice.

And Bishop Daly was brilliant with him and brilliant with us.

He was a support and I will never forget him for it.

I think Derry is brokenhearted over his loss.

Four brothers travelled from County Fermanagh,

We lived in one village and we went to school together.

And we kept up the contact over the years.

We can see over the past few days tens of thousands of people

of the city and beyond just coming here to be there to

And I think that speaks volumes about the affection he was held in.

He was forthright in his criticism of violence and injustice.

And, above all else, he stood by his principles.

Violence was not the answer, whether it came from the loyalist

For Edward, there was no halfway house on this.

Violence was not going to bring the solution to our problems.

For many, today was a time to reflect on the moments

More often than not, in times of pain and anguish.

For that, they will always remember him.

Bishop Edward Daly was buried alongside his predecessor

The First Minister Arlene Foster has insisted the DUP were not mistaken

to campaign for Brexit, despite signing a letter together

with the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness,

which highlighted their shared concerns about its possible

impact on the border, the economy and agriculture.

Some Stormont opposition politicians have accused the DUP of performing

a somersault in their letter to the Prime Minister

over the forthcoming European negotiations.

I think Brexit does give us a huge opportunity

But we also have to deal with some of the challenges that

This is not about point-scoring. This is about how we protect the

interests of the people we represent and the challenges that lie ahead.

The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death

He was in his thirties and was killed in an incident

at Little Electrical Engineers in Queen's Place this morning.

It's Day Six of the Olympic Games in Rio.

For all the latest, here's Stephen Watson.

There hasn't been much good news for team Ireland's boxes so far. One

fighter failed a drugs test and three were knocked out the

competition, including. But today Stephen Donnelly got their games

back on track. A very impressive winner. With one win already,

Stephen Donnelly walked with confidence to the ring today. This

may be his first Olympics... But he seems to be revelling in the

experience. The Palomino man won a tough fight on a split decision. --

Palomino. It was a classy performance. The first half was

catching him out and seeing what he was up to. I used my jab and long

shots. And it will act in the end. How important was that for team

Ireland? It was very important. We have had bad luck. But we are a

great team. A strong team. And I showed that in that performance. It

will only get better. -- the boxer from Ballymena. A silver medal at

London 2012, he failed to make the final as a role at this time.

It stays breezy tonight. Not good for catching the meteor shower. But

there will be some clear skies. Temperatures around 14 degrees.

Tomorrow, it will be rather cloudy. More unsettled weather heading our

way. To begin with, some sunny breaks. Especially further east.

Cloudier towards the West. That is ahead of a weather front that will

move in from the Atlantic. It will bring through Ulster and thinking

its way southwards. Many areas towards the south coast will stage

dry with sunshine. A dry picture across England and Wales.

Temperatures should reach the mid-20s. We are looking at 18 or 19

degrees at best. Some rain around tomorrow afternoon. It will ease

towards tomorrow evening. For the weekend, better news. Plenty of dry

weather. Sunshine coming and going. The odd scattered shower to watch

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