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Tributes to mother of McGuinness

Peggy McGuinness pictured with her son last October

The mother of Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has died at the age of 84.

Peggy McGuinness died at her Elmwood Street home in Derry on Monday, Sinn Fein announced.

First Minister Peter Robinson told the Assembly that anyone who spoke to Mr McGuinness would know how close he was to his mother.

SDLP leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan said Mrs McGuinness was "a very kindly woman with real charm".


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