23/03/2017

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:00:00. > :00:10.Former US president Bill Clinton has told mourners at Martin McGuinness's

:00:11. > :00:14.funeral that the work he started must be finished.

:00:15. > :00:16.Londonderry came to a standstill as thousands lined the route

:00:17. > :00:19.from his home in the Bogside to the church for this

:00:20. > :00:25.The DUP leader was among the mourners - she was applauded

:00:26. > :00:41.He always said his heart lay in the Bogside.

:00:42. > :00:43.And today, Martin McGuinness made a final poignant journey

:00:44. > :00:49.His wife, Bernie, led the mourners along with their four

:00:50. > :00:54.children, grandchildren and wider family circle.

:00:55. > :00:57.It was, for them, a painful path on familiar streets which held

:00:58. > :01:01.For those who stood in silence and respect,

:01:02. > :01:10.As the cortege set off on its journey, the huge crowds

:01:11. > :01:22.Past well-known landmarks, the cortege edged slowly forward -

:01:23. > :01:34.While the cortege made its way through a thronged Bogside,

:01:35. > :01:36.Peter Robinson and his successor, Arlene Foster, were arriving at

:01:37. > :01:49.There, too, President Bill Clinton - who received a warm welcome.

:01:50. > :02:00.All shades of political opinion was represented -

:02:01. > :02:04.from across the island and across the world.

:02:05. > :02:07.A point acknowledged during Requiem Mass.

:02:08. > :02:11.There are people here this afternoon whose presence would have

:02:12. > :02:17.been unthinkable only a short generation ago.

:02:18. > :02:19.Many of you here have forged a working relationship

:02:20. > :02:27.The people here have built friendships with him.

:02:28. > :02:33.They have occupied Stormont benches alongside him.

:02:34. > :02:41.Some have even sat in Government with him.

:02:42. > :02:50.And to those of you, you are very welcome.

:02:51. > :02:52.And the presence of those political rivals and

:02:53. > :02:54.and opponents among you who have

:02:55. > :02:59.come to pay their respects this afternoon, you coming is the most

:03:00. > :03:01.elegant testimony to the memory of Martin McGuinness.

:03:02. > :03:04.Then you seek a monument for the man who brings us here, look around you.

:03:05. > :03:07.By your presence, you are his monument.

:03:08. > :03:09.Father Michael Canny also reflected on Martin McGuinness' violent past

:03:10. > :03:23.I in the course of years have had many conversations with Martin,

:03:24. > :03:26.and he knew only too well how many people struggled with his IRA past.

:03:27. > :03:32.Republicans, we know, were not blameless, and many people

:03:33. > :03:34.right across this community find it difficult to forgive

:03:35. > :03:38.At the end of the service, President Bill Clinton

:03:39. > :03:50.I came to treasure every encounter, they asked me to speak for three

:03:51. > :03:54.minutes, he could do this in 30 seconds!

:03:55. > :04:00.I fought, I made peace, I made politics.

:04:01. > :04:02.I had a fabulous family that somehow stayed with me

:04:03. > :04:32.It turned out I was pretty good at all this, and we got a lot done.

:04:33. > :04:39.But we did not finish, and if you really wanted

:04:40. > :04:42.to honour my legacy, finish - finish the work of peace so we can

:04:43. > :04:52.The outpouring of grief reflected the impact

:04:53. > :04:55.Martin McGuinness had on many present here today, but those

:04:56. > :05:03.who suffered grievously at the hands of the IRA say their pain endures.

:05:04. > :05:13.The Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams spoke at the graveside.

:05:14. > :05:15.Martin McGuinness was not a terrorist.

:05:16. > :05:33.APPLAUSE Martin McGuinness was a freedom

:05:34. > :05:44.fighter. APPLAUSE

:05:45. > :05:47.He was also a political prisoner and negotiator and peacemaker.

:05:48. > :05:49.Now here's Mark Carruthers with details on The View,

:05:50. > :06:00.Well, tonight The View is in Martin McGuinness's home city to reflect on

:06:01. > :06:04.the complex legacy of the one-time IRA commander turned peacemaker. We

:06:05. > :06:07.will hear from the former US President Bill Clinton on why it was

:06:08. > :06:13.so important for him to attend today's funeral. We will also hear

:06:14. > :06:18.the thoughts of Bertie Ahern the former Taoiseach, Alex Salmond and

:06:19. > :06:25.Gregory Campbell, Peter Sheridan and Denis Bradley. Join me at the

:06:26. > :06:26.slightly later time of 10:55pm, immediately after this bulletin on

:06:27. > :06:27.BBC One. The funeral of Derry City football

:06:28. > :06:30.team captain Ryan McBride was held earlier in the day in the same

:06:31. > :06:33.church as Mr McGuinness's funeral. The 27-year-old was found dead

:06:34. > :06:45.in his home on Sunday. The footballer's family and his

:06:46. > :06:50.footballing family. At broken, by Raft, united in grief. The sudden

:06:51. > :07:01.and unexpected death of wiring last Sunday evening -- of Ryan has

:07:02. > :07:09.devastated his father, Lexi, and his sisters. His girlfriend, and of

:07:10. > :07:17.course his grandparents. In recent weeks, he was scoring, cheered by

:07:18. > :07:30.his team-mates. Today, the the player's fans saluted him in sorrow

:07:31. > :07:32.and grief. You were a captain. Among the

:07:33. > :07:37.mourners, Island's head of state president Michael D Higgins. The

:07:38. > :07:39.final journey of the life and death of Ryan McBride passed through the

:07:40. > :07:43.streets where he grew up. A service of prayer and reflection

:07:44. > :07:46.for victims has taken place in County Fermanagh.

:07:47. > :07:47.Relatives of people killed by the IRA, including

:07:48. > :07:51.in the Enniskillen and Claudy bombs, took part in the service

:07:52. > :08:05.in Lisnaskea. He will go to his grave without

:08:06. > :08:14.telling these victims the truth on what happened. And I'd also like to

:08:15. > :08:20.send my condolences to Martin's wife and family on behalf of the Claudy

:08:21. > :08:28.victims. The coverage has been hard to watch. You know, my father, we

:08:29. > :08:34.never got justice for my father. He never got to see his children

:08:35. > :08:36.growing up. I actually had a brother that was born two weeks after my

:08:37. > :08:46.father was shot. Good evening. Some barely stubborn

:08:47. > :08:51.the cloud around today has been breaking up and we end up with clear

:08:52. > :08:54.skies in places tonight. Temperatures falling away, getting

:08:55. > :08:59.down to freezing, maybe a couple of degrees below in some rural areas,

:09:00. > :09:04.leading to a widespread frost and mist and fog. A decent data follow

:09:05. > :09:08.with some sunshine tomorrow. A cold start, you may have to scrape the

:09:09. > :09:13.windscreen, pockets of freezing fog and the odd patch of eyes, hopefully

:09:14. > :09:21.they would be lasting too long. Once the sun starts to rise they melt

:09:22. > :09:23.away and the temperatures will rise as well. Tomorrow is looking like a

:09:24. > :09:26.decent day across Britain and Ireland with spoils of sunshine,

:09:27. > :09:29.with the exception of the South of England, the odd pocket of rain

:09:30. > :09:33.here, mainly dry but with a breeze. It will feel cool and cloudy and

:09:34. > :09:36.breezy in the far north of Scotland. For Northern Ireland, lots of

:09:37. > :09:41.sunshine during the afternoon. By that stage it should be feeling more

:09:42. > :09:44.springlike, with temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees. Still settled into

:09:45. > :09:46.the weekend, fine days but chilly nights.

:09:47. > :09:50.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am during Breakfast here on BBC One.

:09:51. > :09:53.You can also keep updated with News Online.