The family of John Hume have said the “heartfelt and sincere condolences” they have received have been “immensely comforting”.

The family of John Hume have said the “heartfelt and sincere condolences” they have received have been “immensely comforting”.
The former SDLP leader and Nobel laureate died yesterday aged 83.
Mr Hume worked tirelessly to bring an end to the violence in Northern Ireland, reaching out both to paramilitaries and politicians.
In 1998, he and then UUP leader David Trimble were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr Hume’s body will be removed from Moville, Co Donegal, to St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry this evening.
His family have asked people, in light of Covid-19 restrictions, that instead of lining roads and streets, they “light a candle for peace in their homes or at their door”.
The family said they know that Mr Hume would “have prioritised public health and the safety and health of our communities”
Funeral mass for Mr Hume will taken will take place tomorrow.
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Mr Hume was one of a number of Stormont MPs who founded the Social Democratic and Labour Party in 1970.
In 1979, he was elected to the European Parliament as an MEP for Foyle, a role he held until 2004. He also served as MP for Foyle in Westminster from 1983 to 2005.
In 2001, Mr Hume resigned as leader of the SDLP, citing ill health. He gave up his seat in Brussels in 2004 and at Westminster in 2005.