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SINN FÉIN LEADER Gerry Adams has delivered the graveside oration for Martin McGuinness.
Speaking at the burial of the former Northern Deputy First Minister at Derry’s City Cemetery, Adams said that the city had “lost a son”.
The funeral of the former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister took place in his native Derry this afternoon.
Thousands lined the streets of the city hours before the funeral procession was due to leave McGuinness’s Bogside home.
Speakers included Bill Clinton and major political figures like former First Minister Peter Robinson and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
This week, Ireland lost a hero. Derry lost a son.
Sinn Féin lost a leader and I lost a dear friend and a comrade, but Martin’s family has suffered the biggest loss of all.
They have lost a loving, caring, dedicated husband, father and grandfather, a brother and an uncle.
On behalf of Sinn Féin, on my own behalf and Colette and our family, and for you all, I extend our solidarity to all the McGuinness family.
I never thought I would be giving this oration today. Martin was looking forward so much to stepping back in May from public office. That wasn’t to be, but his was a life well lived.
The Louth TD said that Martin McGuinness was the epitome of all that is good in Republican ideology.
He exemplified all that is decent and fair about our republican ideology and our core values of freedom, equality and solidarity.
It is now over to us to take the struggle from where he has left it. Like Bobby Sands, he believed that our revenge should be the laughter of our children.
By his example, he showed us that it is possible to build peace out of conflict; to build a better and more equal future based on fairness, and to build unity out of division.
Martin will continue to inspire and encourage us in the time ahead. Martin believed that a better Ireland, a genuinely new Ireland is possible.
Adams said that rights were at the heart of the struggle of for Irish freedom and called on those in attendance to follow the example of McGuinness.
“Let me appeal also to nationalists and republicans; do nothing to disrespect our unionist neighbours or anyone else.
“Stand against bigotry. Stand against sectarianism. Respect our unionist neighbours. Reach out to them.
“Lead, as Martin led, by example.”
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How sad would You have to be?
That made me laugh Arthur. Exactly what I was thinking.
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O_o
I know a person, who lives on Facebook and everyone has to know everything the sad bugger does!
Ha ha yes you would want to have absolutely nothing else going on in your life to want to know what person, who you probably haven’t seen for years in real life, has dumped you!
It can access your data across all websites, as well as your tabs and browsing history? Never mind how sad, but how *stupid* would you have to be?
Exactly!
10 years off Facebook.. My badge of honour!!
But you’re using Twitter instead. That’s like someone giving up sweets for Lent and eating biscuits instead. Try doing without either.
Disagree, they’re completely different animals.
Personally I think this is quite irresponsible of The Journal to be promoting this. These browser extensions are not here to help you see who unfriended you or whatever BS it claims to do,its simply a way of gleaning as much data and info from you as possible. And this latest one doesn’t even try to hide that. So Caroline Moss (author) have you downloaded this yourself?
It’s gas, most of the Facebook haters log in on Twitter accounts. ..
I like facebook because it keeps me in touch with family and friends across the world.
A phone and email keeps you on touch too….
Don’t forget letters, smoke signals and oh yeah twitter as well….
So your point is what exactly ????
Its a long time since i’ve been a teenager when my only worry in life were how many friends i had and wondering who liked me/hated me.
Now kids know who their “friends” are and how popular they are courtesy of Facebook. Of course its all a load of nonsense to us mature folk but its serious business to others.
Scary stuff being a teen now. Facebook should be for over 18. As soon as they are 10/11 they have a fb profile which is wrong.
Facebook should be done away with – and those who engage in it should be boiled alive in their own juices… harsh? i think not.
It can “access your data on all websites” – that’s not so smart is it?
Bragbook has had its day. left it over six months ago and never looked back.
Boring people who think they’re funny, even more boring people who post what they ate for dinner and other inane observations, annoying women posting pictures of their babies non stop and the sadoos who brag about how drunk they got last night. Can’t stand that site.
The problem there is your friends are idiots.
My daughter had me unfriended, didn’t know until I tried to tag her a post.
The little bitch eh?
Not a big deal. You probably were saying things or remarking about her posts and she was getting nervous.
Wouldn’t take it personally.
Who gives a shit really if someone unfriends you……..
I was upset that the “friend” I had from Argentina who I have never spoken to in real life unfriended me. What am I going to do now?
I do! It doesn’t feel nice and it’s really awkward for example when you subsequently meet them in the pub!
I drifted away from a good friend for no particular reason – work just got hectic for me, I didn’t get home til late most nights, I didn’t have access to Gmail or Facebook at work, the kids came along, we moved house, etc. So she deleted me as a friend …
Sounds like a solid choice
Why would you add someone you never met? That’s sad.
facebook is the biggest load of shite
True, but 1 billion people would disagree
No, 1 billion people find it to be a necessary evil.
Stalk book..it really is a load of bollox.
That’s why you logged in through Twitter to comment.
I’m outside you house Neal looking in..
I’m outside your house looking in.
I’m gonna get the papers,get the papers.
My cats are glaring out at you through the venetian blind.
That’s random, only had a dream last night about Goodfellas
Why is Facebook like Jail? You have a profile picture, you sit around all day writing on walls, and you get poked by guys you dont really know
The really really really sad thing..you’ll have no one to send you lives for candy crush :L :L (ok thumb pokers give it your best shot) :) :)
This idea has been around for a long time with F.B Purity (FBP), it blocks all these stupid games/apps notifications from friends and if somebody defriends me/disables profile/blocks me then I get a notification of who that person was when I log in…it does a lot of other things to, have a look its an addon here is the link if anybody is interested http://www.fbpurity.com/
Face. Bovvered. I AIN’T FACKING BOVVERED!
Sit in our living room! Me husband any amount of our kids that may be there up to 5 possibly some of their friends! Nobody talking to each other all staring at Facebook or the journal or some game! What are we like? Is this just us or is it the same in other houses I’d love to know!
There’s an easier way. Look at your friends list and if they used to be on your friends list before, are not now and you didn’t delete them then obviously they unfriended you. Its not rocket science lol
What’s a Face Book? Is it like a magazine sort of a thingamajig???
Honestly who cares, or gives a sh*t? Get a life people.
I’d love to recommend http://www.zebraboss.com do you guys wanna try it out? It’s simple and most important – secure! You don’t have to register or pay for this service. Follow the instructions on the main page, it’s easy, it helps me every day.
Try http://truefbfriends.com – It will tell you who are your real facebook friends and who are fake facebook friends. It will also give you data like how many likes, comments,mutual friends and chats your friends have done with you. It will also tell who all have removed you. A perfect website to filter your friends on the basis of interactions
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