'I am very sorry': Mary Lou McDonald apologises for Bobby Storey funeral crowds

The Sinn Fein President has apologised for any hurt cause by her attendance at Bobby Storey’s funeral.
'I am very sorry': Mary Lou McDonald apologises for Bobby Storey funeral crowds
Fri, 03 Jul, 2020 - 11:21
Aoife Moore

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald during the funeral of senior Irish Republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey at the Republican plot at Milltown Cemetery in west Belfast.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald during the funeral of senior Irish Republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey at the Republican plot at Milltown Cemetery in west Belfast.

The Sinn Fein President has apologised for the flouting of social distancing rules during a funeral procession.

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