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In pictures: Martin McGuinness's funeral

Updated / Friday, 24 Mar 2017 09:33

A mourner carries a single rose with the colours of the Tricolour

Thousands have turned out in Derry to pay respects to Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness who died on Tuesday.

Gerry Adams greets a fellow-mourner outside Martin McGuinness's home in Derry

Minister Simon Coveney arrives at St Columba's Church in Derry city

President Michael D Higgins arrives at St Columba's Church in Derry city

Football Association of Ireland President John Delaney attended the funeral

PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton was among the mourners

Former aide to Tony Blair Alastair Campbell greets Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan

Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire represented the British government at the funeral

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is welcomed to the funeral

DUP leader and former first minister Arlene Foster arrives at the church

Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond pays his respects

Former taoiseach Brian Cowen was among the mourners

Crowds accompany the hearse carrying Martin McGuinness's coffin as it makes its way to the church

Martin McGuinness's coffin is carried as the funeral cortege passes through the streets of Derry

The coffin of Martin McGuinness outside his house ahead of his funeral mass

Former US president Bill Clinton and former taoiseach Bertie Ahern arrive at the funeral

Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams carry Martin McGuinness's coffin

Mourners gather outside The Bogside Inn as the funeral cortege passes through the streets of Derry

The coffin is carried down Westland Street into the Bogside

The coffin arrives at St Columba's Church

Father Michael Canny received the remains and Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry, welcomed the congregation

Fr Canny described Martin McGuinness as 'a complex man'

The chief mourners were the McGuinness family

Rev Harold Good speaks while Martin McGuinness's grandchildren look on behind

Enda Kenny and Bill Clinton were introduced to the McGuinness family by Gerry Adams

Bill Clinton said those who have legitimate grief on both sides must embrace the future together

Gerry Adams walks with the funeral cortege as it leaves St Columba's Church and makes its way to the City Cemetery

Former US president Bill Clinton speaks to Alastair Campbell after the funeral mass for Martin McGuinness

Bill Clinton touches the coffin during the funeral of Martin McGuinness

Michelle O'Neill and Arlene Foster shake hands as the funeral mass comes to an end

Martin McGuinness's coffin arrives at the City Cemetery

Gerry Adams delivered the graveside oration

Christy Moore sang the final song at the graveside

Michelle O'Neill, Gerry Adams and Mary Lou McDonald huddle together at the burial of Martin McGuinness

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