Ronan Kerr funeral to take place tomorrow
Preparations have been finalised for the funeral of PSNI constable Ronan Kerr, who was killed by a car bomb in Tyrone on Saturday.
The funeral of murdered PSNI constable Ronan Kerr will take place in Co Tyrone tomorrow.
The requiem mass will be held in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Beragh, with burial afterwards in Drumduff Cemetery.
The body of the 25-year-old was returned to his family home in Beragh last night.
Mr Kerr was killed by a car bomb in Omagh in Co Tyrone on Saturday.
The under-car device was probably detonated using a mercury tilt switch and was housed in a grey plastic container.
The device also contained a timer mechanism that may been used for the safety of the bombers.
Mr Kerr was leaving his home to start work at Enniskillen police station in Co Fermanagh when he was killed.
His mother Nuala Kerr urged other young Catholics not to be deterred from joining the PSNI.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is due to attend the funeral service.
Speaking on RTÉ’s The Frontline last night, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter said the authorities on both sides of the border would leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of those responsible.
Dissident republicans have been blamed for the attack, but no armed group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.
Murder ‘should not’ deter Catholics from joing PSNI
Catholic Bishop of Derry Dr Seamus Hegarty has said the murder of Mr Kerr ‘can not’ and ‘should not’ deter people from entering the PSNI.
He urged people considering a career with the police force and those who are already members ‘to follow their dreams’.
Bishop Hegarty said it was ‘great to know’ there were still people in the community prepared to make ‘heroic and courageous’ decisions.
He also described as very significant and very welcome news that First Minister Peter Robinson would be attending tomorrow’s funeral.
