The name of Lyra McKee will be read out at Dublin’s Unitarian Church this afternoon as it holds its annual ceremony in remembrance of all those who died during the Troubles.

The 29-year-old journalist was shot after riots broke out at a housing estate in Derry last night.

Police said Ms McKee was wounded after a single gunman opened fire in a residential area in Creggan.

She was taken to hospital but died a short time later.

The names of over 3,600 people who died in the conflict in Northern Ireland over the years have been read out at the Unitarian Church every Good Friday for the past 19 years.

"A new name for the list"

Reverend Bridget Spain said the tragedy in Derry has ensured the tradition will continue for years to come.

“This year the congregation held a meeting to decide if we should continue with the service,” she said.

“We said we would continue until either five years had passed without adding a name to our list or we would do it for 25 years.

“This morning I have a new name for the list.”

Lyra McKee

The names are read out in alphabetical order over the space of three hours in the Church.

The last person to be added was policeman Adrian Ismay who died after he was injured in a bomb attack in March 2016.

Reverend Spain said her thoughts are with Ms McKee’s family and friends this afternoon.

“Just a dreadful sadness that there is a family going to go and make funeral arrangements for their daughter today,” She said.

“The sun is shining, the Earth is teeming with life and their 29-year-old daughter is dead.”

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the President Michael D Higgins joined the British Prime Minister and political leaders in the North in condemning the violence and paying tribute to Ms McKay this morning.