23/03/2017 BBC Newsline


23/03/2017

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Former US president Bill Clinton has told mourners at Martin McGuinness's

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funeral that the work he started must be finished.

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Londonderry came to a standstill as thousands lined the route

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from his home in the Bogside to the church for this

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The DUP leader was among the mourners - she was applauded

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He always said his heart lay in the Bogside.

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And today, Martin McGuinness made a final poignant journey

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His wife, Bernie, led the mourners along with their four

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children, grandchildren and wider family circle.

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It was, for them, a painful path on familiar streets which held

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For those who stood in silence and respect,

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As the cortege set off on its journey, the huge crowds

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Past well-known landmarks, the cortege edged slowly forward -

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While the cortege made its way through a thronged Bogside,

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Peter Robinson and his successor, Arlene Foster, were arriving at

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There, too, President Bill Clinton - who received a warm welcome.

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All shades of political opinion was represented -

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from across the island and across the world.

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A point acknowledged during Requiem Mass.

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There are people here this afternoon whose presence would have

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been unthinkable only a short generation ago.

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Many of you here have forged a working relationship

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The people here have built friendships with him.

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They have occupied Stormont benches alongside him.

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Some have even sat in Government with him.

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And to those of you, you are very welcome.

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And the presence of those political rivals and

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and opponents among you who have

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come to pay their respects this afternoon, you coming is the most

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elegant testimony to the memory of Martin McGuinness.

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Then you seek a monument for the man who brings us here, look around you.

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By your presence, you are his monument.

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Father Michael Canny also reflected on Martin McGuinness' violent past

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I in the course of years have had many conversations with Martin,

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and he knew only too well how many people struggled with his IRA past.

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Republicans, we know, were not blameless, and many people

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right across this community find it difficult to forgive

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At the end of the service, President Bill Clinton

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I came to treasure every encounter, they asked me to speak for three

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minutes, he could do this in 30 seconds!

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I fought, I made peace, I made politics.

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I had a fabulous family that somehow stayed with me

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It turned out I was pretty good at all this, and we got a lot done.

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But we did not finish, and if you really wanted

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to honour my legacy, finish - finish the work of peace so we can

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The outpouring of grief reflected the impact

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Martin McGuinness had on many present here today, but those

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who suffered grievously at the hands of the IRA say their pain endures.

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The Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams spoke at the graveside.

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Martin McGuinness was not a terrorist.

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APPLAUSE Martin McGuinness was a freedom

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fighter. APPLAUSE

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He was also a political prisoner and negotiator and peacemaker.

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Now here's Mark Carruthers with details on The View,

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Well, tonight The View is in Martin McGuinness's home city to reflect on

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the complex legacy of the one-time IRA commander turned peacemaker. We

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will hear from the former US President Bill Clinton on why it was

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so important for him to attend today's funeral. We will also hear

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the thoughts of Bertie Ahern the former Taoiseach, Alex Salmond and

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Gregory Campbell, Peter Sheridan and Denis Bradley. Join me at the

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slightly later time of 10:55pm, immediately after this bulletin on

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BBC One. The funeral of Derry City football

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team captain Ryan McBride was held earlier in the day in the same

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church as Mr McGuinness's funeral. The 27-year-old was found dead

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in his home on Sunday. The footballer's family and his

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footballing family. At broken, by Raft, united in grief. The sudden

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and unexpected death of wiring last Sunday evening -- of Ryan has

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devastated his father, Lexi, and his sisters. His girlfriend, and of

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course his grandparents. In recent weeks, he was scoring, cheered by

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his team-mates. Today, the the player's fans saluted him in sorrow

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and grief. You were a captain. Among the

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mourners, Island's head of state president Michael D Higgins. The

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final journey of the life and death of Ryan McBride passed through the

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streets where he grew up. A service of prayer and reflection

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for victims has taken place in County Fermanagh.

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Relatives of people killed by the IRA, including

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in the Enniskillen and Claudy bombs, took part in the service

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in Lisnaskea. He will go to his grave without

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telling these victims the truth on what happened. And I'd also like to

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send my condolences to Martin's wife and family on behalf of the Claudy

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victims. The coverage has been hard to watch. You know, my father, we

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never got justice for my father. He never got to see his children

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growing up. I actually had a brother that was born two weeks after my

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father was shot. Good evening. Some barely stubborn

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the cloud around today has been breaking up and we end up with clear

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skies in places tonight. Temperatures falling away, getting

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down to freezing, maybe a couple of degrees below in some rural areas,

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leading to a widespread frost and mist and fog. A decent data follow

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with some sunshine tomorrow. A cold start, you may have to scrape the

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windscreen, pockets of freezing fog and the odd patch of eyes, hopefully

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they would be lasting too long. Once the sun starts to rise they melt

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away and the temperatures will rise as well. Tomorrow is looking like a

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decent day across Britain and Ireland with spoils of sunshine,

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with the exception of the South of England, the odd pocket of rain

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here, mainly dry but with a breeze. It will feel cool and cloudy and

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breezy in the far north of Scotland. For Northern Ireland, lots of

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sunshine during the afternoon. By that stage it should be feeling more

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springlike, with temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees. Still settled into

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the weekend, fine days but chilly nights.

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