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Leona O'Neill: Lyra McKee's death shows we are letting our peace slip through our fingers

Lyra McKee’s murder by is a stark reminder that, to borrow Lyra’s words, the shadow of the gunman has not left us. We have so much to lose if we do not act now to ensure that her death wasn’t in vain, writes Leona O’Neill

Children examine tributes left at the scene where Lyra McKee was murdered by dissident republicans in the Creggan estate on Thursday. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin<br />&nbsp;
Children examine tributes left at the scene where Lyra McKee was murdered by dissident republicans in the Creggan estate on Thursday. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin
 
By Leona O’Neill