Ceremony: the Sinn Fein mayor of
Belfast, Mairtin O
Muilleoir (second left), attends the Armistice Day service at
the cenotaph at City Hall, Belfast, on Monday
Ceremony: the Sinn Fein mayor of
Belfast,
IRISH political figures, including the Republican Sinn Féin
Mayor of Belfast, Mairtín O Muilleoir, attended Remembrance
commemorations in both jurisdictions on Sunday.
Mr O Muilleoir stood with the Deputy Lord Mayor and DUP
councillor Chris Stalford for the Armistice Day event at the
cenotaph at Belfast City Hall. His presence, and that of the leader
of the SDLP, Dr Alasdair McDonnell, at a service in Stormont, were
welcomed by the Ulster Unionist leader, Mike Nesbitt.
Such gestures were important, he said, "at a time when a
generosity of spirit will be required from all political leaders if
we are to succeed in our current efforts to reach agreement on the
difficult issues under consideration".
Sinn Fein's Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, said that
the Mayor was to be commended for his attendance.
Mr O Muilleoir said that it was perhaps the most difficult thing
he had done in 30 years of political activity.
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