“Violent dissident republicans” are being blamed for the death of a Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee during riots in Londonderry. She was standing near a police vehicle which was under attack after the police had carried out searches for weapons and ammunition. Masked attackers appeared to throw petrol bombs, fireworks and other debris at police Land Rovers. The unrest comes ahead of the Easter weekend where republicans mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a time when dissidents are traditionally active. Her death is being treating as a “terrorist act” probably by the New IRA. Crowds gathered today to mourn her.
She was born 31 March 1990 and was an upfront Sun Aries square a highly-strung Uranus Neptune in Capricorn in an adventurous opposition to Jupiter; and her Mercury in Aries was in a serious square to Saturn in Capricorn. She also had a courageous and stubborn Mars in Aquarius square Pluto so wouldn’t be scared of crisis or conflict.
The Northern Ireland chart, 7 December 1922 does have emotions running very high at the moment with tr Pluto opposition the Cancer Moon, and that’s around till late 2020; with the Solar Arc Neptune also conjunct Venus for confused emotions and sadness.
The ‘New IRA’ have said they were responsible and have apologised to her family, saying that a civilian should not have been attacked. They were formed (wiki) on 26 July 2012 which, if accurate, gives a brutal and explosive Mars in Libra opposition Uranus square Pluto which collided with Lyra McKee’s Aries Sun square Neptune Uranus, so a disruptive interface. The relationship chart has a mega-destructive composite Mars Pluto Saturn opposition Sun. There are usually stark crossovers between perpetrator and victim even where the killing is random.
There is pressure on the New IRA chart this year with tr Pluto square the Saturn, till late 2020, and tr Uranus square the Sun also into 2020 – so perhaps, just perhaps, it could help to quieten down the old feuds.
I see the New IRA have now admitted responsibility for her death. What a sad loss of a life which showed so much potential for good. She was committed to unity. Thanks Marjorie.