Like many great paintings, it was the striking contrast of colours that made the picture

THE crimson red of the Gaelic football shirts; the bottle green of the police uniform.

Like many great paintings, it was the striking contrast of colours that made the picture

Side by side, young nationalist sportsmen from the Beragh Red Knights GAA club stood with PSNI officers to pay respects to a teammate and colleague who wore both colours with equal pride.

The dissident republicans who snatched away Ronan Kerr’s life hoped to drive a wedge between the Catholic community and Northern Ireland’s new look police service.

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