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Dominic McGrath, PA

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pays tribute to Lyra McKee on fourth anniversary of her death

Rishi Sunak, has paid tribute today to the late journalist Lyra McKee, on the fourth anniversary of her death in 2019.

Lyra McKee died after being hit by a bullet during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry on April 18 2019, with dissident republican group the New IRA linked to the killing.

The remarks by the Prime Minister, who praised her as the embodiment of a “better Northern Ireland”, come as the region marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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