Off Message: Why do some tragedies attract more sympathy?
While 500 deaths by suicide in four years go largely unacknowledged by the wider community, there was a huge outpouring of grief over the events in Berkeley. So why is it that some tragedies seem to attract more sympathy and attention than others?
Do you remember these names? Eamon McDaid (22); Mark McLaughlin (21); Paul Doherty (19); Ciarán Sweeney (19); PJ McLaughlin (21); James McEleney (23); Damien McLaughlin (21)?
In Donegal, many people know these names. Five years ago, give or take a few weeks, these seven boys and men – some of whom had been friends since they were small children ...
