Lyra McKee
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 5 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 31,1990 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Belfast |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 18,2019 |
| Died | Altnagelvin Area Hospital |
| Londonderry | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Buried | Carnmoney Cemetery, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative/Indie |
| Job | Journalist |
| Author | |
| Activist | |
| Magazine editor | |
| Education | Birmingham City University |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1169247 |
Lyra McKee Life story
Lyra Catherine McKee was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website. On 18 April 2019, McKee was fatally shot during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry.
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks
... On Monday, a mural in Florida dedicated to Belfast-born journalist Lyra Mckee, who was shot dead in 2019, Asked why the guidance had been updated, Canadian Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland told reporters in Atlantic Canada that the government employed experts " to look carefully around the world and to monitor whether there are particular dangers to particular groups of Canadians"...
Florida: Mural dedicated to Lyra McKee defaced
...A mural dedicated to Lyra Mckee has been vandalised in the US state of Florida...
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... Other events by UU include a new leadership programme, a tourism summit and an education project based on journalist Lyra Mckee s legacy...
Lyra McKee: Two men appear in court charged with murder
...Two men have appeared in court where they denied murdering journalist Lyra Mckee in Londonderry in April 2019...
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... In 2019, the dissident republican grouping shot dead journalist Lyra Mckee as she watched rioting unfold in Londonderry...
Omagh police shooting: Fourth arrest after John Caldwell attack
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Omagh police shooting: Who is PSNI detective John Caldwell?
... He was aware his investigations relating to dissident republican attacks - such as the Ronan Kerr murder and the killing of Lyra Mckee in 2019 - made him a high-profile target...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... Lyra Mckee s murder comes days before the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising...
Lyra McKee: Two men appear in court charged with murder
Two men have appeared In Court where they denied murdering journalist Lyra Mckee in Londonderry in April 2019.
Ms McKee died after
Peter Gearóid Cavanagh, 35, of Elmwood Terrace, and Jordan Devine, 21, of Synge Court - both in Londonderry - appeared remotely at Belfast Crown Court from their solicitors' offices.
Both are also charged with offences relating to rioting on The Night Ms McKee was shot dead.
Ms McKee, 29, was shot dead while observing rioting in Londonderry 's Creggan estate in April 2019.
The New IRA later said its members were responsible for The Killing .
When The Charge of murder was put to Cavanagh and Devine, they both replied, " Not guilty".
The pair were also charged with, and denied, possessing a handgun and ammunition with intent, as well as damaging by fire a Ford Transit truck, on the same date.
Cavanagh denied an additional charge of stealing the truck.
A 22-year-old male, Joseph Anthony Farren - who is also known as Campbell - from Gosheden Cottages in Derry, also appeared In Court via video-link to face charges linked to the riot.
Cavanagh, Devine and Farren all denied possessing a petrol bomb in suspicious circumstances, rioting and throwing a petrol bomb on 18 April 2019.
Devine entered a not-guilty plea to making a petrol bomb on 16 April 2019, while both Devine and Farren denied charges of possessing a petrol bomb in suspicious circumstances and throwing a petrol bomb on the same date.
Mr Justice O'Hara was told several other co-accused were launching legal applications which He Said he would hear at The End of May.
Following his ruling on these, The Judge expressed hope that a date for a trial could be set this autumn.
Five more men from Derry are charged with rioting and throwing petrol bombs on the same date. They are:
All Eight Men had recently appeared at a preliminary inquiry.
In January, at Londonderry Magistrates' Court , The Judge ruled that any matters that had arisen in preliminary inquiry were " clearly matters for the trial".
All Eight Men had refused to answer, asked if they wished to call witnesses or make statements at that stage of the legal proceedings.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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