Unsung hero helped paramilitaries go from bullet to ballot box

Noel Whelan was much, much more than a lawyer and columnist.He was a powerful force for good on many fronts. And a vital part of the peace process in the North, writes Terry Prone.

Where it suited the cause and where it suited himself, Noel Whelan would make public his involvement in it. Why not? Where the cause would not be helped by making his involvement public, he would be silent. Utterlysilent.