‘We pray this utter madness will stop’

THE murder of Limerick businessman Roy Collins was yesterday condemned by the Bishop of Limerick, Dr Donal Murray, as “utter madness” which strikes at all of us.

Addressing more than 1,000 people who attended the requiem Mass for Mr Collins at St John’s Cathedral, Bishop Murray said: “When death is the result of senseless violence it seems even more meaningless, and it strikes at all of us. We see the darkness and the pain which are inflicted by such acts. Not only do they destroy life, the life of the victim, they also diminish the humanity of those who carry out such acts.

“They give a horrible example to the children who will see such acts as anything other than the vile and futile things they are.