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Lyra McKee

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Gender Female
Death5 years ago
Date of birth March 31,1990
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Belfast
United Kingdom
Date of died April 18,2019
DiedAltnagelvin Area Hospital
Londonderry
United Kingdom
BuriedCarnmoney Cemetery, United Kingdom
GenresAlternative/Indie
Job Journalist
Author
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Magazine editor
Education Birmingham City University
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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

Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks
Aug 30,2023 6:10 am

... 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

Florida: Mural dedicated to Lyra McKee defaced
Aug 29,2023 5:21 am

...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

Good Friday Agreement: PM to invite Joe Biden to NI for 25th anniversary
Mar 12,2023 6:51 pm

... 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

Lyra McKee: Two men appear in court charged with murder
Mar 10,2023 9:20 am

...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

Omagh police shooting: Events to be held for John Caldwell
Feb 25,2023 4:28 am

... 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

Omagh police shooting: Fourth arrest after John Caldwell attack
Feb 24,2023 1:51 am

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Omagh police shooting: Who is PSNI detective John Caldwell?

Omagh police shooting: Who is PSNI detective John Caldwell?
Feb 23,2023 6:11 am

... 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

Timeline of dissident republican activity
Feb 23,2023 5:52 am

... Lyra Mckee s murder comes days before the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising...

Timeline of dissident republican activity

Sep 14,2022 7:20 am



Source of news: bbc.com

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