Mourners of Lord Trimble urged to 'redouble their efforts' to restore Stormont power-sharing

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Taoiseach Micheal Martin were among those at Harmony Hill Presbyterian Church in Lisburn, Co Antrim, for the funeral this after -noon.

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Mourners who had flocked to Lord Trimble's funeral have been urged to 'redouble their efforts' to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland in a fitting tribute to his life.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Taoiseach Micheal Martin were among those at Harmony Hill Presbyterian Church in Lisburn, County Antrim, for the funeral this afternoon.

A crowd of about 100 gathered outside the church to hear the service.

Lord Trimble, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died last week at the age of 77 following an illness.

The Very Reverend Dr Charles Mullan, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, said: "May we use this service today, in fitting tribute to one of the great, to redouble our efforts on this island of ours??

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"With courage, pragmatism and generosity of spirit, may our politicians engage wholeheartedly in resolving the outstanding issues surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol, so that our democratic institutions are speedily restored and we may we all move forward together."

The former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party played a key role in crafting the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement which ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland.

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Months after the agreement was signed, the peer, from Co Down, was awarded the Nobel Prize jointly with late SDLP leader John Hume in recognition of their efforts to stop the bloodshed and establish a power-sharing system of decentralized governance in the region.

On Tuesday, the Stormont Assembly will meet again for a special sitting to pay tribute to Lord Trimble.

The institutions are currently frozen, with the DUP blocking the creation of a power-sharing administration in protest at the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol.

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