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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 Storey service. The findings will be presented to the parties and the eight families. An internal coun...

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 impact on the other families. He retired from his position by mutual agreement with the council six...

An independent report into Belfast City Council's 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 Storey's relatives were treated differently to eight other families whose loved ones were cremated on the same day as the d...

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. Mr McGuigan’s death followed the murder of Jock Davison in the Markets area of the city three mo...