These people, both Catholic and Protestant, have always had a tolerance and mutual respect for each other and do not deserve the suffering they are going through today. I would like to send my heartfelt sympathies to the Monaghan family, and to all the other families who have been affected by this tragic event. Although I am far away from that little village, I can feel the pain of their sorrow. I do wish and hope that those who have caused this disaster will somehow also feel the pain and put an end to this terrible and ongoing misery. My condolences go to the families of those who were killed and injured.
Nothing can condone the taking of innocent lives.
As an Irishman living in Australia I feel angry, depressed and frustrated that my country of origin continues to live by the law of the gun. When will both protestant and catholic, republican and monarchists, north and south accept the will of the majority of the people. A vote for Peace should mean the existance of peace and the gradual evolvement of a society that recognises the right of various cultures in Ireland to exist and be accepted. Those responsible for the carnage and murder that has happened since the peace process should not be covered under any clauses of the Peace Agreement that gives them amnesty. I hope that this act of barbarity is the catalyst that joins all Irish people together in a common peace goal.