Pray - And Work! - For Peace in Ireland

True colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on 4 January 2003, with the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Irish Sea to the east.

Íomhá Éireann i ndathanna cearta, déanta ag saitilít NASA ar 4 Eanáir, 2003. Is féidir Alba, Oileán Mhanann agus an Bhreatain Bheag a fheiscint soir uaidh.


(Click on photo to enlarge)

Éire: Is alt faoi oileán Éireann agus an tír ina hiomlán é seo; tá ailt ar leith faoi Phoblacht na hÉireann agus faoi Thuaisceart na hÉireann freisin.

Violence Returns to Northern Ireland

1. Sat 07 Mar 09, 2120 GMT: Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar are killed outside the Massereene Army base, Antrim. Four other people, including two pizza delivery men, are injured. Dissident republican group Real IRA claims responsibility.


2. Mon 09 Mar 09, 2145 GMT: Police Constable Stephen Carroll is shot dead in Craigavon after responding to a call for help from a distressed woman. Splinter group the Continuity IRA says it was responsible.




The Details of the Antrim Shootings


SATURDAY 7 MARCH:
1. Soldiers order pizza from delivery shop in Antrim. Two cars leave shop at about 2120 GMT
2. Four soldiers collect pizza from main gate at Massereene Barracks. As they do, two gunmen open fire from a nearby car. Two soldiers - Mark Quinsey, 23, and Patrick Azimkar, 21 - are killed, four people seriously injured including the pizza delivery men
3. Vauxhall Cavalier which police believe the gunmen to have used recovered in Ranaghan Road, nr Randalstown

For more details, click for this link to the BBC.

AJ visits with Migdalia Garcia

While at St. Mary's, I had the chance to work with Migdalia Garcia, who is now the Coordinator of Service Learning at Northwest Vista College. On Thursday, March 5, 2009, AJ had the chance to visit with "Tia Migdalia" in San Antonio.