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Lyra Mckee

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GrannyGravy13 Fri 19-Apr-19 17:09:13

Very sad Lullydully, a pointless loss of life.

LullyDully Fri 19-Apr-19 12:36:41

According to the Today programme it is fuelled by mafia type organisations controlling drugs and smuggling, built on the back of the old troubles. Such sad news.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 19-Apr-19 12:36:16

No Laibak they hadn't. This thread is not about Brexit, it is about a needless loss of a young woman's life.

There was an ex BBC journalist interviewed on the TV this morning, saying that pipe bombs have been a common occurrence over the years, placed in people's garden.

There have been car bombs since the Good Friday Agreement, all these have continued albeit in a lesser degree, just not reported on!!

Urmstongran Fri 19-Apr-19 12:36:15

I purposely avoided the ‘B’ word here Labaik

But since you mention it I have to say my first thought was ‘I’m glad Brexit hasn’t even happened yet or it would get the blame’.

Labaik Fri 19-Apr-19 12:27:41

Well, they pretty much had gone away before Brexit #justsaying....

Urmstongran Fri 19-Apr-19 12:12:12

Very sad indeed.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 19-Apr-19 12:03:22

Saddened to hear of the senseless shooting of 29 year old journalist Lyra McKee.

The troubles in Ireland do not seem to have gone away?