A Coleraine DUP councillor is predicting a flood of visitors to the Causeway coast over Easter in the aftermath of the Bobby Storey funeral controversy.
George Duddy spoke out after a PSNI Facebook post urging people to stay away from the area was met with a raft of dismissive replies from the public.
The police message said: As we approach Easter we are asking everyone to celebrate the holiday period at home and in your bubble. By following the regulations and working together we can get back to normal faster .
But many ridiculed the plea in the wake of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) decision not to prosecute any Sinn Fein politicians for attending the huge funeral of former IRA man Storey. One of the reasons given by the PPS was that organisers had consulted with the PSNI beforehand.
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A Coleraine DUP councillor is predicting a flood of visitors to the Causeway Coast area over the Easter holiday period in defiance of lockdown regulations following the outcome of the investigation into the Bobby Storey funeral.
Yesterday, it was announced by the Public Prosecution Service that 24 Sinn Fein politicians would not be prosecuated for alleged coronavirus breaches at the republican funeral.
The announcement came amid a deepening political row over how the authorities handled last June’s events in west Belfast.
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