Lyra McKee
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| 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...
Good Friday Agreement: PM to invite Joe Biden to NI for 25th anniversary
... 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...
Omagh police shooting: Events to be held for John Caldwell
... 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...
Florida: Mural dedicated to Lyra McKee defaced
A mural dedicated to Lyra Mckee has been vandalised in the US state of Florida.
The Journalist died after being
The mural in Orlando was defaced with a swastika and anti-LGBTQ graffiti.
Unveiled in 2019, the mural was a tribute to Ms McKee, who had visited Orlando in 2017, a year after a gunman
After Her death Orlando's council passed a resolution offering sympathy of The People of The City to Ms McKee's partner Sara Canning , family and friends.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives Anna Vishkaee Eskamani described the mural defacement as " absolutely disgusting".
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Ms McKee spoke of her visit, with a delegation from the UK, in 2017 at the TEDxStormontWomen event.
She said she had been reticent about visiting a mosque during her time in Orlando.
" I hated myself for much of my life because of what religion taught me about people like me and when I stopped hating myself I started hating religion, " she said.
However, Ms McKee said she was surprised by her interaction with the mosque, which had led the response to the club shooting and had condemned it.
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.A clean-up of the graffiti has since been carried out at the LGBTQ+ Center & Zebra Coalition buildings.
In a social media post, Zebra Youth said it would not allow the vandalism by a " hate group" to deter the group.
" Zebra Youth stands strong in our dedication to empowering LGBTQ+ youth to become healthy, productive, and self-sufficient individual, " the group added.
" We will never allow hate to win! "
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