Bishop’s prayers answered as direct flights reintroduced

A BISHOP’S prayers were answered yesterday when direct flights were re-introduced between Cork and Belfast.

Former Bishop of Derry Edward Daly had been coaxed out of retirement to talk about the events of Bloody Sunday one final time as a guest of the Kinsale Peace Project in October.

But, on Wednesday, the frail 77-year-old churchman contacted organisers of the peace convention to inform them he had decided to pull out because he wouldn’t be able to fly directly to Cork — and wasn’t willing to consider alternative means of transport.