Police not running down clock on Storey funeral probe, PSNI chief insists

Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill during the funeral of Bobby Storey Picture: PA

The chief constable of the PSNI has denied running down the clock on the investigation into the attendance of senior Sinn Fein members at Bobby Storey’s funeral.

Simon Byrne was responding to claims from some unionists that prosecutions will not be possible once six months have elapsed from the time of the event in June.