McGuinness funeral - a momentous day in Derry. What impact will it have on the future of NI?
A momentous day in the Bogside. The great and the good were there to pay their respects to Martin McGuinness, the former IRA commander turned peacemaker. Edited since transmission.
A momentous day in the Bogside. The great and the good were there to pay their respects to Martin McGuinness, the former IRA commander turned peacemaker. In a move that made headlines, spontaneous applause broke out for DUP leader Arlene Foster as she took her seat in the church. Northern Ireland secretary James Brokenshire and Irish president Michael D Higgins were there along with PSNI chief constable George Hamilton and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. But it was Bill Clinton, the former US president, whose words made some of the biggest impact. What difference will yesterday make to the Stormont talks and the future of Northern Ireland? Stephen gets the views of commentator Malachi O'Doherty and victim's campaigner Jude Whyte tweeted last night "the sun will rise tomorrow... time for Unionism to rise with it".
Also on the programme, the 麻豆社 have been criticised for its coverage of Wednesday's terror attack in London. Last night it was confirmed that a 5th person has now died and more than 40 people were injured. Columnist Simon Jenkins appearing on Newsnight last night said "the 麻豆社 has made a choice. They've opted with the terrorist." Do you think has the coverage gone too far? Or should the news report as much information that is available? Commentators Bishop Stephen Lowe and Charlie Wolf discuss.
Please note this programme has been edited since transmission.
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- Fri 24 Mar 2017 09:03麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle
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