World ‘New IRA’ blamed for fatal shooting of journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland April 19, 2019 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘New IRA’ blamed for fatal shooting of journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally wounded by shots fired toward police amid unrest that included dozens of 'petrol bombs' and two hijacked cars, police said