Hundreds attended the funeral of journalist, author and campaigner, Nell McCafferty in her hometown of Derry today.
She died on Wednesday, aged 80, at a nursing home in Fahan, following a long illness.
Ms McCafferty (above) was a founding member of the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement and an outspoken advocate for the rights of women and of those who suffered injustice.
She was from the Bogside area of Derry and her funeral mass was held at the nearby St Columba’s Church, Long Tower.
Amongst those who attended the funeral were representatives of President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Simon Harris.
Stormont’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill and activist and former politician Eamonn McCann also attended.
Mr McCann spoke before the mass started, saying Nell McCafferty changed Ireland and changed it for the better.
Ms MCaffrey’s body was taken for a private cremation in Co Cavan following the mass.
