Timeline of furore over funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey

The funeral procession of senior Irish Republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey following the funeral at St Agnes’ Church in west Belfast.

The funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey last year sparked a political furore when hundreds of people poured on to the streets of west Belfast despite strict regulations over public gatherings.

At that time Northern Ireland was under strict rules which limited social interaction aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic.