Maskey lays wreath to commemorate the Somme

Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Belfast Alex Maskey today became the first Irish Republican political representative to lay a wreath in memory of those killed in a First World War battle.

In a show of party unity, a number of Sinn Fein councillors accompanied Mr Maskey into the garden of remembrance at Belfast City Hall at 9am to lay a wreath in commemoration of those who died in the battle of the Somme.