Lost, Found, Remembered

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The author notes in the book's epilogue: "In England, somewhat recent claims of a paedophile ring centred on Westminster have largely been dismissed, meaning Hart's conclusions seem more readily accepted by the public than they may have been before."

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She was survived by her partner, mother, two brothers and three sisters. [27] Funeral and vigils [ edit ] Murals in Derry make heroes of the I.R.A.’s “freedom fighters” and hunger strikers of the nineteen-seventies and eighties. But the city is also one of the few places in which dissident Republicans have a foothold, their most recent incarnation being the New I.R.A. Several of the group’s key figures participated in notorious I.R.A. atrocities during the Troubles. Some of their younger followers have been radicalized by the old “Brits out” rhetoric; others are marginalized, addicted to drugs or alcohol, or just bored, running wild with a sense of nothing to lose. A recent survey of young people in Derry found that ninety-five per cent of them saw no future in the city. a b "Off-duty journalist shot dead during Northern Ireland riot". Reuters. 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019 . Retrieved 19 April 2019.And “epic” was the last word that Lyra ever wrote to me. Because the following night, she was shot dead in Derry. Later, I discovered a document in Bradford’s inquest file, retrieved from the Public Records Office in Belfast. It was a letter authorising the release of contents from his Westminster office – yet it was dated 10 days after his murder. The New IRA, a dissident republican group, admitted responsibility and apologised, saying its gunman had been aiming at police.

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I remember him getting very angry about Kincora one day,” said Raymond. “But I don’t remember what was said.” Ms Calder added: "Excalibur Press will be donating our commission to our not-for-profit entity The Merlin Project, where we hope to run a series of events, workshops and potentially courses for young reporters wanting to learn some of the practical aspects of the industry. Yet there were a number of incidents the Jordans did remember. Bradford had mentioned taking out an extra life insurance policy in the weeks before his murder. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and the film invites viewers to consider the experience of young people in Northern Ireland, where deep divisions continue and where reconciliation is still awaited. Lyra was killed on the eve of Good Friday in April 2019 while reporting on violent disturbances in Derry. One day, I met with Jeffrey Donaldson, a former UUP stalwart who'd worked closely with Jim Molyneaux who had later moved to the Democratic Unionist Party and was now the MP for Lagan Valley. He made an interesting claim.

She was also exercised by the “lost boys” of the Irish peace process – the youths and teenagers left behind and let down in the years following paramilitary ceasefires, the Good Friday agreement and the power-sharing government in Belfast.

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If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month. The leaders of the D.U.P. and Sinn Féin came to a vigil in Creggan and stood together to denounce the killers. Canning spoke through tears. “Our hopes and dreams and all of her amazing potential was snuffed out in one barbaric act,” she said. At first, Canning thought that Lyra had tripped. But when she knelt down, she saw that Lyra’s head was haloed in blood, and put her hand to where the damage was. She screamed.I'm not one for conspiracy theories but when it is people you respect like Enoch Powell and Jim Molyneaux who express such suspicions, then they cannot be lightly dismissed - Jeffrey Donaldson Excalibur Press, The Merlin Project and myself are believers in non-violence, we do not accept or condone violence of any kind. We work, and live, cross community and will continue to do so.

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With the boys, though, there was only the beginning of a story. They got up. They left home for school. They went to the bus stop. The bus came. They weren’t there. They never came home.”With the rise of the internet, a ragtag band of amateur cold case sleuths had emerged in Northern Ireland. They would pore over old crimes. Most were investigating what had happened to their own loved ones, having been let down by the authorities. Others were middle-aged men who'd served in the army or volunteered for the IRA and UVF. This was an emotional read. Lyra was a true beacon of hope for so many. She was for the people, and wanted to help everyone and anyone she could. Her style was hard-hitting, gut wrenching at times with her no-nonsense approach to ‘taboo’ issues and topics generally ignored by the mainstream media. But as a reader, you truly get the sense that these were not just stories to her - they were carefully constructed fragments of hope for people who have been wronged by the systems of our society to cling to and feel heard for the first time in their lives. Lyra gave them a voice. Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the pair, aged 21 and 33 years, were also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, riot, possession of petrol bombs, throwing petrol bombs and arson. The 33-year-old was also charged with robbery. Since 2012 she had been working on an investigation into the murder of the Ulster Unionist MP, Robert Bradford, who was shot dead in 1981 in a murder claimed by the IRA. An exclusive extract from Angels with Blue Faces, which is available now from Excalibur Press, is published in today's Irish Times. She was a determined, open, investigative journalist who grew up in North Belfast. She believed in the power of conversation to change minds, and hearts.