Article 5G2E0 Stormont assembly censures Sinn Féin members over funeral

Stormont assembly censures Sinn Féin members over funeral

by
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5G2E0)

Service for Bobby Storey last June drew a large crowd of mourners in breach of Covid rules

The Northern Ireland assembly has voted unanimously to censure Sinn Fein ministers for attending the funeral of a former leading IRA figure during lockdown.

Assembly members accused Sinn Fein of breaching Covid-19 regulations during a funeral for Bobby Storey that drew a large crowd of mourners in Belfast last June, triggering a political row that has strained the power-sharing executive at Stormont.

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