McDonald pledges to deliver Irish unity in funeral tribute to veteran republican

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill, left, Sinn Féin party leader Mary Lou McDonald, right, and former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, back right, carry the coffin of former Sinn Féin general secretary Rita O’Hare at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has pledged to move heaven and earth to achieve a united Ireland in tribute to the memory of veteran republican Rita O’Hare.

Mrs McDonald described the Belfast-born activist as an “unstoppable force for Irish freedom” as she delivered the main address at her funeral at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin on Tuesday.