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Ian Paisley buried at private funeral in absence of closest DUP allies Ian Paisley buried at private funeral in absence of closest DUP allies
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Ian Paisley was buried at a private funeral on Monday without the presence of any of his closest allies in the Democratic Unionist party at the ceremony.Ian Paisley was buried at a private funeral on Monday without the presence of any of his closest allies in the Democratic Unionist party at the ceremony.
Paisley, who stepped down as DUP leader in 2008 amid disquiet about his leadership of the party, was buried at Ballygowan cemetery in Co Down after a service at his home in East Belfast. Paisley, who stepped down as DUP leader in 2008 amid disquiet about his leadership of the party, was buried at Ballygowan cemetery in Co Down after a service at his home in East Belfast.
The 88-year-old former first minister of Northern Ireland died on Friday after a long illness.The 88-year-old former first minister of Northern Ireland died on Friday after a long illness.
On Monday, members of the DUP and former political foes in Sinn Féin paid tribute in the Northern Ireland assembly.On Monday, members of the DUP and former political foes in Sinn Féin paid tribute in the Northern Ireland assembly.
Martin McGuinness, the deputy first minister, told members of the assembly that serving alongside Paisley had been an "incredible experience" and one of the "most memorable" of his life. Martin McGuinness, the deputy first minister, told members of the assembly that serving alongside Paisley had been an "incredible experience" and one of the "most memorable" of his life.
The former IRA chief of staff and later key peace strategist for Sinn Féin, said that he and Paisley "genuinely grew to like each other and in doing so, we confounded the world".The former IRA chief of staff and later key peace strategist for Sinn Féin, said that he and Paisley "genuinely grew to like each other and in doing so, we confounded the world".
McGuinness added: "From the word go, for some reason, we hit it off. Not alone did we develop a positive and constructive working relationship, we actually became friends."McGuinness added: "From the word go, for some reason, we hit it off. Not alone did we develop a positive and constructive working relationship, we actually became friends."
The DUP leader's successor both as party chief and first minister, Peter Robinson, said: "Ian Paisley was a remarkable man, whose long career in public life has left an indelible mark upon all of us who knew him. Like so many , I was drawn towards politics by the clarity, the certainty, the strength and the conviction of his message."The DUP leader's successor both as party chief and first minister, Peter Robinson, said: "Ian Paisley was a remarkable man, whose long career in public life has left an indelible mark upon all of us who knew him. Like so many , I was drawn towards politics by the clarity, the certainty, the strength and the conviction of his message."
Debates and all business in the Stormont parliament were suspended for a day as a mark of respect to Paisley, a dominant force in Northern Ireland politics for four decades.Debates and all business in the Stormont parliament were suspended for a day as a mark of respect to Paisley, a dominant force in Northern Ireland politics for four decades.
The union flag at Belfast City Hall – an emblem that has become a focal point of loyalist protests since a council decision to restrict the flying of the British flag to 18 days a year – was at half mast on Monday to mark Paisley's funeral.The union flag at Belfast City Hall – an emblem that has become a focal point of loyalist protests since a council decision to restrict the flying of the British flag to 18 days a year – was at half mast on Monday to mark Paisley's funeral.
Writing in the Guardian on Monday, the former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern also paid tribute to a man who was once a mortal enemy of successive Dublin governments.Writing in the Guardian on Monday, the former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern also paid tribute to a man who was once a mortal enemy of successive Dublin governments.
The former taoiseach said: "Ian was a big man with a big heart, and he was a good friend. He was a valued partner in peace and a charismatic politician whom I grew to admire greatly.The former taoiseach said: "Ian was a big man with a big heart, and he was a good friend. He was a valued partner in peace and a charismatic politician whom I grew to admire greatly.
"We both came from very different political traditions, but the more I got to know Ian, the more I respected him and the more I came to like him. In my dealings with him, I found him to be unfailingly polite and a man of his word.""We both came from very different political traditions, but the more I got to know Ian, the more I respected him and the more I came to like him. In my dealings with him, I found him to be unfailingly polite and a man of his word."