Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley

Mr Doherty, a Donegal TD, said McAuley had nothing to do with Sinn Féin for 'many, many, many years'

Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty. File Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Pearse Doherty has criticised the placing of a tricolour on the coffin of garda killer Pearse McAuley, saying he was not a republican.

McAuley, who was in his late 50s, was found dead in his home in Co Tyrone last week.