‘Fierce, fearless and fiery’ Irish campaigner and writer Nell McCafferty dies at 80

Those at the funeral in Derry paid tribute to the trailblazing civil rights activist whose influence on modern Ireland is still keenly felt

Nell McCafferty, the leading Irish feminist campaigner and outspoken writer who changed Ireland for the better", has been buried after a funeral mass in St Columba's church in Derry.

Friday's service in the Bogside church was attended by Northern Ireland's first minister, Michelle O'Neill, along with representatives of Ireland's president and taoiseach, Michael D Higgins and Simon Harris.