Family and supporters of Lyra McKee outside Belfast Crown Court (Liam McBurney/PA)The New IRA claimed responsibility for the death. Three men from Derry – Peter Cavanagh, 37, of Mary Street, Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, of Bishop Street, and Paul McIntyre, 58, of Kells Walk – are on trial at Belfast Crown Court charged with her murder. Six other Derry men are on trial on charges including rioting and throwing petrol bombs. Another man accused of rioting and throwing petrol bombs on the night of the murder died during trial proceedings last year. “There is no evidence at all to suggest that it is not reliable and authentic,” she said.

Source: The Herald February 27, 2026 16:38 UTC