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Honouring Lyra


ACROSS IRELAND, the UK and further afield the NUJ marked the death of Lyra McKee, the 29-year-old Belfast-born journalist who was killed in Derry by a dissident gunman. Vigils were held in many public places and workplaces. Clockwise from top left: NUJ Irish Secretary Seamus Dooley joins Mairin


Murray at the Good Friday vigil in Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green; Gerry Curran, NUJ national executive member and Seamus at Dublin City Gallery; politicians


including Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and UK Prime Minister Theresa May pay their respects at the funeral; 29 candles (one for each year of Lyra’s life) at London’s journalists’ church – St Bride’s in Fleet Street;Ireland’s president Michael D. Higgins signing a book of condolence at Belfast City Hall with Cllr Deirdre Hargey , Lord Mayor of Belfast, and pictured standing in the centre Gerry Carson, chair of Belfast & District branch and joint Cathaoirleach of the Irish Executive Council with other guests;the NUJ Good Friday vigil in Derry’s Guildhall Square; NUJ members forming a guard of honour at Lyra’s funeral in St Anne’s cathedral, Belfast as her coffin was taken into the service.


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