The funeral will take place this morning of Jim Sharkey, the father of former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey.
Feargal Sharkey.
Mr Sharkey, who was in his 100th year, passed away peacefully at his Derry homd on Tuesday.
Mr Sharkey was a member of the ETU (Electrical Trades Union) and the Old Derry Labour Party.
Among those who paid tribute were Dermie McClenaghan, a leading member of the Labour Party and prominent Civil Rights activist during the 1960s.
He said: “I offer my condolences to his family and his friends. He was a gentleman.
“Jim was a Labour man, was a member of the ETU (Electrical Trades Union) and the Old Derry Labour Party.
Mr McClenaghan concluded: “He supported Labour politics all his life and also marched with the Civil Rights movement in the city in the late sixties.”
Mr Sharkey, a father-of-seven was predeceased by his wife Sibeal and daughter Patricia.
His funeral will take place at 11.30am in St Eugene’s Cathedral with burial immediately afterwards in the City Cemetery.
As lead singer of The Undertones, Feargal Sharkey had several hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s including Teenage Kicks, Here Comes Summer and My Perfect Cousin.
After splitting with the band in 1983, he went to have success as a solo artist, mostly notably with the hit single “A Good Heart” which went to No 1 in several countries including the UK in 1985.
In the early 1990s, he moved into the business side of the music industry.
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