When, in the early 1960s, James Baldwin wrote The Fire Next Time to try to explain racism, he could not have imagined that half a century later it would remain relevant.

Strict anti-terrorism laws imposed in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing are still needed because of the threat of dissident republicans and Lyra McKee’s murder, the Cabinet will be told today.

Lyra McKee has been honoured with a special award for outstanding commitment and contribution to journalism.

Sara Canning will address a rally calling for change in Northern Ireland at Belfast City Hall tomorrow.

Detectives from the PSNI investigating the murder of Lyra Mckee last month have arrested four people.

Lyra McKee's partner has said that those who killed the woman she was going to marry are "no better than paedophiles".

Some of those who've grown up after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement are drawn into paramilitary groups due to a lack of power, protection and belonging.

Politicians have been urged to take inspiration from Lyra McKee ahead of fresh talks to restore power sharing at Stormont.

The PSNI has made a fresh appeal for information as part of their investigation into the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Co Derry.

Talks to break the political impasse in the North are set to reconvene in the next fortnight amid mounting public pressure.

A week ago this morning, Ireland woke up to shocking news.

A £10,000 sterling reward has been offered for information about the murder of Lyra McKee.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Fr Magill challenged the politicians in attendance to use the tragic death of Ms McKee to "be the catalyst needed for parties to start talking".

The spontaneous applause was echoing around the vaulted Cathedral and mourners were on their feet before the full sentence had even been uttered.

She broke down barriers in a divided community in Northern Ireland, mourners at her funeral were told.

A large security presence is surrounding St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast, where the funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee is taking place.

Twitter has suspended the account of dissident republican group Saoradh in the wake of the killing of Lyra McKee.

The Irish secretary of the National Union of Journalists, Seamus Dooley, says the political leaders in Northern Ireland now need to step up to the plate or there will be other victims in the future.

Sinn Féin’s deputy leader Michelle O’Neill says that the people who killed journalist Lyra McKee in Derry last Thursday night are “no politicians, they have no strategy, no popular support from the people.”

A priest from the Creggan area in Derry who comforted the partner and family of murdered journalist Lyra McKee in Altnagelvin Hospital on the night she was shot has told of his concern at attempts to use young people “to bring violence back to the streets.”

One of the consequences of the murder of Lyra McKee, who will be buried today, in Derry last week is the sobering reminder that an enduring evil festers barely beneath the surface of this society.

The death of a journalist doing their job should not be marked with silence and so Lyra McKee was honoured with prolonged applause and cheers.

So that’s Tuesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

The 57-year-old woman arrested this morning by detectives investigating the murder of Lyra McKee has been released unconditionally.

The determination to transcend the horrors and sectarian divisions of our past, recent and not so recent, is one

Tánaiste Simon Coveney will travel to the North tomorrow for talks with the region’s main political parties amid growing pressure for them to form a new coalition government in the aftermath of Lyra McKee’s murder.

Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy, the lead detective in the investigation, this evening hailed the "massive public positive response".

The Government will be powerless to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s “repulsive” show-of-strength march by the New IRA-linked group embroiled in Lyra McKee’s killing unless it introduces new emergency laws.

Cathal Toal beat Martin Coppinger in the last shot of a thrilling Joe McVeigh Cup final at Keady, county Armagh yesterday.

A new breed of terrorist is coming through the ranks in Northern Ireland, the detective leading the hunt for Lyra McKee’s killers said.

In a callous and reckless act of indiscriminate violence, the New IRA murdered Lyra McKee. Their victim was a respected and courageous journalist, whose untimely death, at the age of 29, is a huge personal loss to her family and friends, and to her journalistic colleagues.

The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested by PSNI detectives yesterday morning under the Terrorism Act.

A demonstration by republicans who embrace the peace process said their violent dissident counterparts were caught in a futile and antiquated time warp.

Archbishop Eamon Martin has paid tribute to journalist Lyra McKee "whose life was so cruelly and pointlessly ended by violence" in Derry on Friday.

The British government cannot just "throw the Good Friday Agreement under the bus" to pursue a shortsighted Brexit agenda, a campaigner has said.

The 29-year-old was killed in Derry on Thursday night after she was shot in the head amid riots in the city.

The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested by PSNI detectives this morning.

“A lot of people were standing... including children.” Eyewitness Emmet Doyle, recounting what happened in Derry on Thursday night, said he saw the young woman being shot.

The murder of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee, in Derry on Thursday night raises so many issues, is such an affront to humanity and our democracy, that it is very difficult to offer a composed response yet that is how we must react.

Aaron Greene sent Shamrock Rovers returning to Dublin on a high last night, the lone striker having silenced a Brandywell crowd of 3,500 with the game’s only goal.

Daniel Kelly ripped Finn Harps apart at Oriel Park last night with a first hat-trick of his career.

Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin said police believe more than one person was involved in the shooting.

Ms McKee, 29, was shot in the head during a "terrorist incident" amid disturbances in the city and died later in hospital.