Mourners walk the final few steps carrying the coffin of Seamus Mallon into St James of Jerusalem Church in Mullaghbrack, Co. Armagh. | other

placeholder image — Mourners walk the final few steps carrying the coffin of Seamus Mallon into St James of Jerusalem Church in Mullaghbrack, Co. Armagh. | other

Seamus Mallon funeral: 83 year-old former deputy First Minister and 'great chieftain' is laid to rest in Co. Armagh

By Andrew Quinn

Published 27th Jan 2020, 13:53 BST

The funeral of 83 year-old former deputy First Minister, Seamus Mallon, took place on Monday.

Mr. Mallon's funeral took place in Saint James of Jerusalem Church at Mullaghbrack, Co. Armagh and those in attendance included SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood MP; former Ulster Unionist Party leader, Lord David Trimble; First Minister, Arlene Foster; deputy First Minister, Michelle O'Neill; Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Julian Smith.