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No staff disciplinary action after Belfast City Councils Bobby Storey cremation report A report last month examined Belfast City Councils handling the senior republicans cremation Updated Roselawn Cemetery Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your ...

Kevin McGuigan death - progress made in preparations for inquest The father-of-nine was shot in the Short Strand in Belfast in August 2015 Kevin McGuigan with his grandson Ollie, who was in hospital in 2011 (Image: Family handout/PSNI/PA Wire) Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and well do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters...

BBC News By Mark Simpson image captionThousands attended the funeral in June The barrister who investigated how Belfast City Council organised the cremation of republican Bobby Storey has added more information to his final report - a week after it was published. It is understood Peter Coll QC spoke to City Hall party leaders on Thursday and explained the reasons for including it. But he made it clear that it did not change his findings or conclusions, which were published last week. Two extra ...

The cost of an independent investigation into how Belfast City Council organised the cremation of republican Bobby Storey is expected to be around £50,000.

An investigation examined Belfast City Council's handling of the republican's cremation.

The findings of an independent report into how Belfast City Council dealt with the cremation of IRA leader Bobby Storey at Roselawn Cemetery will be given to party group leaders on Thursday. The investigation by barrister Peter Coll, which began in September, examines how Mr Storey’s relatives were treated differently to eight other families whose loved ones were cremated on the same day. They were kept at the gates of Roselawn on June 30 while up to 30 mourners were allowed inside for the St...

A barrister has examined how Belfast City Council organised the cremation of Bobby Storey last year.

An internal council report by city solicitor John Walsh last summer found “no political intent” in the decision-making at the cemetery. It said the decision by Nigel Grimshaw, director of city and neighbourhood services, to allow up to 30 mourners to attend the Storey cremation was taken “in the context of managing potential issues if numbers arrived and demands for access were made”. Mr Grimshaw acknowledged it was “a mistake for which he takes responsibility”, and he regretted its...

An independent report into Belfast City Councils handling of the cremation of veteran republican Bobby Storey has found no evidence the service was handled differently due to his connections to Sinn Fein, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The report, which runs to more than 100 pages, is also believed to have found no evidence of political influence on council chief executive Suzanne Wylie over the cremation. Conducted by barrister Peter Coll, the probe investigated how Mr Storeys relatives were t...

Efforts underway to hear Kevin McGuigan inquest in May 2022 despite delays Kevin McGuigan Former IRA commander Gerard Jock Davison EFFORTS are being made to ensure the inquest into the death of former IRA man Kevin McGuigan senior will be heard next year as planned. The father of nine was shot at Comber Court in the Short Strand, Belfast, in August 2015. He was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital, but he died from his wounds. ...