Will the tradition surrounding republican funerals change as Sinn Féin eyes a path to government?

Sinn Féin often argues that the past should be left to the past, but when it comes to funerals, things are complicatedYou could even argue that IRA funerals – most notably those of the hunger strikers – helped set in motion the political success of Sinn Féin, directing it to a place where it can see itself in tantalising sight of Government Buildings.

Martin McGuinness helps a young man shot in the face by loyalist Michael Stone in Miltown cemetery in 1988. Photograph: Pacemaker Press In 2018, Sinn Féin defended its decision to attend a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Begley’s death, saying there was a responsibility to attend “respectful commemorations for fallen comrades”.

An estimated 100,000 people attended the funeral of the first to die, Bobby Sands, with huge turnouts at subsequent funerals demonstrating to the likes of Adams, Martin McGuinness and Danny Morrison that there also was a political way forward.Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, former party leader Gerry Adams, and then deputy first minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill attending the funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey in west Belfast.

Rose Dugdale's partner, Jim Monaghan, at her funeral at Crematorium Chapel, Glasnevin Cemetery. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

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