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15/01/2002
Funeral of murdered postman takes place
At least 2,000 people attended the funeral of Danny McColgan, the Catholic postman murdered by loyalist paramilitaries.
On Tuesday, colleagues of the 20-year-old postman lined the streets around his mother’s home in the Whitewell area of north Belfast, while a cortege of Mr McColgan’s family and friends made its way to St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church on the Shore Road. He was buried at Carmoney cemetery.
At noon, over 300,000 postal workers across Britain - along with fellow Royal Mail colleagues in Northern Ireland - observed a two-minute silence as a mark of respect for the murdered 20 year old. Postal services have also been suspended for a second day in memory of Danny McColgan.
Politicians from across the political divide; the Northern Ireland Security Minister Jane Kennedy and ministers from every denomination also attended the funeral, which was held in the same church where Mr McColgan and his girlfriend Lindsey had recently baptised their one-year-old daughter, Bethany.
Danny McColgan was shot dead as he arrived for work at a sorting depot in the Rathcoole area on the outskirts of north Belfast early on Saturday morning by the Ulster Defence Association.
A Newtownabbey councillor is currently being questioned by the police in connection with the murder. He and another man were arrested on Monday January 14.
The UDA, using the cover name Red Hand Defenders, issued a statement saying all Catholic postal workers were considered “legitimate targets” after the murder.
The threats to postal workers were further extended to include all catholic teachers and workers at schools in north Belfast on Friday.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called for a general half-day stoppage on Friday in protest at continuing attacks on workers.
Rallies are due to be held around the province - the largest at Belfast City Hall on Friday afternoon. (AMcE)
On Tuesday, colleagues of the 20-year-old postman lined the streets around his mother’s home in the Whitewell area of north Belfast, while a cortege of Mr McColgan’s family and friends made its way to St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church on the Shore Road. He was buried at Carmoney cemetery.
At noon, over 300,000 postal workers across Britain - along with fellow Royal Mail colleagues in Northern Ireland - observed a two-minute silence as a mark of respect for the murdered 20 year old. Postal services have also been suspended for a second day in memory of Danny McColgan.
Politicians from across the political divide; the Northern Ireland Security Minister Jane Kennedy and ministers from every denomination also attended the funeral, which was held in the same church where Mr McColgan and his girlfriend Lindsey had recently baptised their one-year-old daughter, Bethany.
Danny McColgan was shot dead as he arrived for work at a sorting depot in the Rathcoole area on the outskirts of north Belfast early on Saturday morning by the Ulster Defence Association.
A Newtownabbey councillor is currently being questioned by the police in connection with the murder. He and another man were arrested on Monday January 14.
The UDA, using the cover name Red Hand Defenders, issued a statement saying all Catholic postal workers were considered “legitimate targets” after the murder.
The threats to postal workers were further extended to include all catholic teachers and workers at schools in north Belfast on Friday.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called for a general half-day stoppage on Friday in protest at continuing attacks on workers.
Rallies are due to be held around the province - the largest at Belfast City Hall on Friday afternoon. (AMcE)
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