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The day after Lyra McKee was shot dead Father Joe Gormley was reflecting on her murder, on a street, in his Parish. He had been there and given Lyra the last rites before she died.

His Parish, St Mary鈥檚 in Derry is on the Creggan estate, and we start at one of the celebrations of the churches 60th Anniversary. Along with parishioners Father Gormley explains how in those 60 years they have seen conflict, peace and now a return to conflict on the streets around the church resulting in Lyra McKee鈥檚 death at Easter. Poverty and unemployment are massive problems here and the young men hanging around the streets are easy targets for the terrorist groups.

As he show Siobhann Tighe around his Parish, Father Joe opens up about the tensions that faith brings, and also about politics and conflict. His key message is gospel based and is about respect for one another which, he says, was why Lyra was killed. He takes us to meet with people he works with who don't want to and can't accept the peace process. But there is hope and we meet young Catholics and Protestants who come together to try and ensure that the delicate peace process sustains despite the increase in violence.

The last stop for Father Joe is at the house Lyra McKee shared with her partner Sara Canning, and as they reflect on the death of Lyra and the night that Father Joe comforted her as she died in the street, they will ask if there is hope and a future.