A book of condolence for murdered journalist Lyra McKee has been opened in South Dublin County Council.
Ms McKee, 29, was killed last Thursday while covering riots in the Creggan area of Derry.
She was shot in the head and died in hospital after being rushed from the scene in a police Land Rover.
A number of arrests have since been made, with the New IRA taking responsibility for her brutal death.
South Dublin Mayor Mark Ward has opened the book of condolence in the Tallaght and Clondalkin offices of the council.
He said: "I was deeply saddened when I learned of the killing of Lyra McKee on the streets of Derry on Good Friday.
“Ms McKee will be remembered as an exceptionally talented journalist, an advocate with a deep sense of social justice and a campaigner for equal rights.
“Those who brutally took her life are in complete contrast to how Lyra live hers.
“I want to extend my condolences to her grieving family and friends at this time.
“As a nation we are striving for a peaceful future that has no place for violence.
“The murder of Lyra McKee is an attack on all the people of this island, an attack on the peace process and on the Good Friday Agreement.
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“I have opened a book of condolence in County Hall, Tallaght and Civic offices, Clondalkin for Lyra McKee and show to solidarity to the people of Derry and to reject those who brought violence onto its streets last Friday.
“This is a time for calm and a time to unite in opposition to those responsible for this act.
“Ar dheis de go raibh a hanam.”
