A Derry City and Strabane District Council spokesperson said: “Signage will be in place to direct those attending the funeral and we would encourage people to use public auto parks and be mindful that places will be limited close to the cathedral”.
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The service will take place this afternoon at St Eugene’s Cathedral in L’Derry.
Daly was brought to global attention after he ran to help victims of the Bloody Sunday shootings on January 30 1972.
President Michael D Higgins will join the hundreds of mourners who have congregated for this afternoon’s service. He died on Monday after a long illness.
Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown, is the chief celebrant and concelebrants included Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Bishop Francis Lagan, retired auxiliary Bishop of Derry, Monsignor Medina Blanco, Cardinal Sean Brady, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, bishops, priests of the Diocese of Derry and from the other dioceses.
People wishing to attend the service should park away from the cathedral grounds, advised the parish’s Fr Paul Farren.
Many well-wishers and old friends have visited St Eugene’s to see his body lying in repose.
The cleric will be forever remembered as the man who went to the aid of civil rights protesters during Bloody Sunday.
Dr Daly’s symbolic actions came after paratroopers opened fire on Bloody Sunday and killed 13 people.
He later became a key witness at Lord Widgery’s enquiry into the events of 30 January, 1972.
He dedicated much of the rest of his life to clearing the names of all the victims.
He believed the violence of the Troubles was futile and morally unjustified and was an arch-critic of the IRA.
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His untiring advocacy for the Birmingham Six, the victims of Bloody Sunday and for the families of those murdered by paramilitaries earned him respect from some, suspicion from others.
