McKee funeral priest confronts politicians

Anglican dean of Belfast, the Very Reverend Stephen Forde, said: "Lyra was a person who broke down barriers and reached across boundaries, this was her hallmark in life, this is her legacy in death.

"She was a child of the Good Friday agreement. She was a primary school pupil in north Belfast when the agreement was signed.

"She grew up to champion its hope for a society that was free from the prejudices of the past."

'Lyra is the future'

Fr Martin Magill asked: "Why in God's name does it take the death of a 29-year-old woman with her whole life in front of her to get to this point?"