Tributes have been paid to well-known Derry republican Gerry ‘Meeks’ Meehan who has been described as ‘one of the kindest, most genuine human beings’.
Tributes have poured in after news that ‘Cancer Warrior’ Melanie Kennedy has passed away.
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