Ireland2day cries for her fallen children. Thousands of miles west of this island, tragedy has cast its dark shadow over thirteen Irish families now in Berkeley, California, to visit their dead and injured children.
Six young Irish students were killed as the balcony they were standing on collapsed. Seven others are seriously injured. The builders of the apartment blocks have a lot to answer for as it looks pretty clear that it is down to bad workmanship.
America, the land of dreams, seems the land of broken hearts this week. Additional  heartache today for nine other American families in Charleston, North Carolina, with the crazy gun culture and racism to blame this time.
Every now and then we are reminded that the decisions we make in an instance, have potentially everlasting consequences.
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This story of tragedy(ies) reminds me of why people are said to be “never the same again” after trauma. On the one hand, the families came to America, on the other hand, their children died there. How does anything in life feel meaningful after that?
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A good response to an awful disaster
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So sorry for the loss. Last week (before the accident) I was at a Peace Corps conference a block or so away from where the tragedy occurred.
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Grave and sincere condolences to the Irish families and those in South Carolina. No words can express such heartache,
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So sorry for Ireland’s loss. Unfortunately it is an old story… shave the expenses, sell the product, then with the money we made and paid the liability insurance companies, we pay the losses out of the profits….after all, who can talley the cost of a human life in dollars and cents. No worries,mate.
The land of dreams also offers a landscape of nightmares. Value systems are indeed upside down.
Peace to you and yours.
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Greed, racism, hatred, they seem endless. Yet I know so many who are the opposite so to survive and find joy, we must remember the kind, the open, the giving.
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Agreed!
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Looks like that company has a really bad history for cutting corners according to the media. I hope they don’t sleep too good at night!
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