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Niall Deeney

Roisin Barton: Tributes to Derry community activist and 'remarkable woman'

Derry community and women's activist Roisin Barton, described as an "extraordinary individual who touched the lives of so many", has been laid to rest following her funeral on Friday.

Roisin Barton, 74, was a campaigner who helped establish the cancer support group the Pink Ladies, the Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum, the Gasyard Féile, and was a director and former chair of Dove House Community Trust.

Daughter of the late republican Sean Keenan, Ms Barton died peacefully on Wednesday at Altnagelvin Hospital.

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