Martin McGuinness, former IRA commander and deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, dies at 66

‘Martin McGuinness, the one-time Provisional IRA commander, has died aged 66, dividing opinion and prompting a furious outcry from victims of the paramilitary group.
The former deputy first minister of Northern Ireland’s death from a rare heart condition after being admitted to hospital brings to a close one of the most paradoxical of political careers.
It led to Lord Tebbit, the Conservative peer, branding him a “coward” who never confessed his sins or atoned for his crimes.
Mr McGuinness was the ruthless paramilitary leader who helped pave the way for peace in the province and the hard-line Republican who was happy to shake the Queen’s hand and share a joke with her.’
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