SBP editorial: Violence casts shadow over holiday season
August is the high point of the holiday season. But the terrible violence that has been seen in Ballymun, Barcelona, Finland and Charlottesville has cast a shadow over people’s everyday lives.
There are extremists hoping to cause fear and division. In the main, they are focusing their attacks on the landmark cities in Europe: Paris, Brussels, Berlin, London, Manchester and now Barcelona.
Their very familiarity – there are so many Irish people who ...