All of us at Northern Slant were shocked and saddened by the devastating news overnight that Lyra McKee had been murdered. She worked with us on a panel discussion last year about how we can tell Northern Ireland’s story in a way which can be shared by everyone here whatever their background or political persuasion. She was, without a doubt, one of its best storytellers, with what would have been a remarkable career before her. To have someone so young, so brilliant, so good, in every sense, stolen like this is simply heartbreaking. We send our sympathies this morning to everyone who loved her – which was everyone who met her.

The many tributes to her on Twitter tell their own story. Here are just some.