Lost, Found, Remembered

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There were two people who knew more than most about the last months of Bradford's life. Raymond Jordan was his election agent and his wife, Kay, had been Bradford's personal secretary. There must surely have been enough material to fashion a film twice as long, but Millar is to be praised for organising her material in a taut montage that adroitly balances the public with the private. It is hard to think of a time when the film would not be (to use a popular critical cliche) strangely relevant, but, given what’s going on now in Stormont, one cannot but raise an ironical eyebrow as, at her funeral, Father Martin Magill – equally impressive in new interviews – wonders why it then took “the death of a 29-year-old woman” to bring the politicians together. Donald Clarke Powersharing talks between politicians in Northern Ireland were restarted in the weeks following the fatal shooting. It will be a very special and symbolic screening in the heart of the cathedral where symbols of Peace and Reconciliation were born - perfectly complimenting everything that our remarkable Lyra represented.

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I got this book for Christmas in 2019, read about a quarter of it then abandoned it. Took it to Manchester with me two years later and read the remainder in August of 2022.He said he had a vague recollection of Bradford asking questions about something related to child abuse in the weeks before his murder, but he couldn’t be sure it was to do with Kincora. He knew it was to do with child abuse, though.” 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. She gave a TEDx talk, "How uncomfortable conversations can save lives", at TEDxStormont Women in 2017, about the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. [4] In 2018, she became a trustee of Headliners, the charity that had helped her as a teenager to start her career in journalism. [6] a b "North Belfast student wins national award". 4ni.co.uk. 29 August 2006. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019 . Retrieved 20 April 2019. It was still standing, a large, white-washed house perched on the corner of the North Road in East Belfast – deep in Van Morrison territory, close to streets he had written songs about. Before the conflict and during it, Kincora had been a home for boys aged 14-16 and if you had the misfortune to land there as a resident, there was a chance you'd find yourself being regularly raped by some of the people in whose care you'd been entrusted to.

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Lyra's investigation into the death of Northern Ireland MP Robert Bradford was a passion project for her, for years it became her obsession as she followed lead after lead in the pursuit of the truth. For those who have chosen not to buy, read or support the book following this ill-thought out story by the News Letter I implore you to learn more about Lyra and her family, her wishes and the work of Paper Trail, Excalibur Press and The Merlin Project for you will find that your decision is ill-informed by a news source you may have trusted and respected. You may change or cancel your subscription or trial at any time online. Simply log into Settings & Account and select "Cancel" on the right-hand side. 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.Thousands turned out for the ecumenical funeral in St. Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast. They included the former British Prime Minister Theresa May, the Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. The two young women of the band Saint Sister sang “Dreams” by the Cranberries. Nichola spoke of the brave and gentle soul of her lost sister, “our wee brainbox.” Stephen Lusty, an engineer who’d helped Lyra with her tech skills and become a close friend, talked about her name’s origin in Greek mythology: the constellation of Lyra had been named after the lyre of Orpheus, which was thrown into the River Hebrus after the singer was killed. Lyra’s friend Father Martin Magill commended the politicians for going to Derry but said that he was left with a question: “Why, in God’s name, does it take the death of a twenty-nine-year-old woman with her whole life in front of her?” We began to clap. A powerful wave of clapping surged through the cathedral and got us to our feet. The choir led the singing of “Amazing Grace” as journalists filed out to form a guard of honor.

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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. Shortly before Bradford died, he’d told two friends that if anything were to happen to him, they would find a letter in the drawer of his desk. After his murder, they’d went there, searched the drawers, and found nothing.We were absolutely delighted when Lyra agreed to entrust Excalibur Press with this book and were devastated to learn of her death just days before the book should have been going on pre-release and less than a month before she would have held it in her hand. DSI Jason Murphy: “These arrests are the culmination of a detailed two-year investigation into Lyra’s murder and the events which preceded it. The local community have supported the Police Service of Northern Ireland throughout the course of this protracted investigation and I wish to thank them for their continued support.” It seemed doubtful that there would ever be prosecutions in the Bradford case – even more doubtful, still, that the questions surrounding it would ever be answered.