Friends of murdered Derry journalist and activist, Lyra McKee, staged a protest at Junior McDaid House yesterday after Saoradh claimed a republican volunteer had been attempting to defend local people when he shot at and killed her.
Saoradh's claim that a 'Republican Volunteer' accidentally shot 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee in Derry last night has been angrily dismissed by the Deputy Chief Constable of the PSNI Stephen Martin.
The detective leading the investigation into the murder of Lyra McKee on Thursday has said he believes the young journalist's death has prompted a sea change within the republican community in Derry.
DUP MP Gregory Campbell has said the cruel tactics of those who murdered Lyra McKee in Creggan last night have never worked and never will be permitted to.
The SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has described the murder of Lyra McKee in Derry last night as a 'grotesque crime' perpetrated by 'cowards' who are at loggerheads with the people of Ireland.
Former Derry District Commander and current Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin has said those who murdered 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee in Derry last night should hang their heads in shame.
The director of The Rainbow Project John O'Doherty, has said the murder of journalist and fellow advocate for gay people Lyra McKee was a remarkable individual and will be hugely missed.
The President Michael D. Higgins and the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have both paid tribute to the late Lyra McKee who was shot dead during rioting in Creggan last night.
Sinn Féin president, Mary Lou McDonald, has said the late Lyra McKee's contribution to Irish life stood in stark contrast to those who murdered her in Derry last night.
The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership, Alderman Mary Hamilton and Mr. Patsy McGonagle, have condemned last night’s murder of journalist Lyra McKee in the Creggan area of the city.
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Ken Good, has expressed outrage over the murder of 29-year-old journalist, Lisa McKee, in Creggan last night but said loss of life as a result of the actions of violent republicans in the city was not 'entirely unforseeable'.
Unison Regional Secretary Patricia McKeown has described Lyra McKee, who was shot dead in Derry last night, as a staunch 'defender of equality and human rights'.
