‘Very few journalists change the world but Nell McCafferty did and Ireland is a better place because she was in it’, her friend and comrade Eamonn McCann told mourners in the chapel.
“She was always on the side of the downtrodden and always on the side of the outlaws. That's where she was most comfortable with – the outlaws,” he said.
13. First Minister Michelle O’Neill attends Requiem Mass for journalist and activist Nell McCafferty at the Long Tower Church on Friday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney
First Minister Michelle O’Neill attends Requiem Mass for journalist and activist Nell McCafferty at the Long Tower Church on Friday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney Photo: George Sweeney
14. Nell McCafferty's casket is carried into the Long Tower on Friday.
Nell McCafferty's casket is carried into the Long Tower on Friday. Photo: Kevin Mullan
15. Nell McCafferty's funeral cortege makes it way through her beloved Bogside.
Nell McCafferty's funeral cortege makes it way through her beloved Bogside. Photo: Kevin Mullan
16. Nell McCafferty's funeral cortege passes Free Derry Corner.
Nell McCafferty's funeral cortege passes Free Derry Corner. Photo: Kevin Mullan