Tributes are continuing to be paid to Councillor Bernard McGuinness, the Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District, after his death at the age of 77.
Cllr McGuinness was the longest-serving member on Donegal County Council, having first been elected in 1979, and maintaining his seat at each subsequent local election.
Nicholas Crossan is the Leas-Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District, and he says that Bernard McGuinness’s tenure as the longest-serving member on the County Council shows the respect the man commandeered from everyone who knew him – and that he will carry on the mantle on the Inishowen Municipal District council after Cllr McGuinness’ passing…