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Has the presence of Michelle O'Neill at a large funeral undermined public confidence in the Executive's coronavirus strategy?

Senior Sinn F茅in members attended the funeral of veteran member Bobby Storey in Belfast.

If you make the rules, you shouldn't break the rules. That's the message many are sending to the deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill after her attendance at the funeral of the senior Republican Bobby Storey yesterday.

Arlene Foster says Michelle O'Neill has undermined the credibility of the agreed health regulations and needs to apologise and make amends.

The UUP and Alliance say she should step aside as joint leader of the executive, but Sinn F茅in say the rules were followed in difficult circumstances, given that so many people wanted to show their respect at the funeral of Mr Storey.

Is this Sinn F茅in's Dominic Cumming's moment, as some are saying? Is the presence of Michelle O'Neill at a large funeral, posing for a selfie with some of the other attendees, likely to undermine public confidence in the executive's coronavirus strategy?

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