Real heroes and worthless celebrities

I FEEL compelled to pay tribute to the two brave young men who lost their lives after saving two others from drowning at Owenahincha, Co Cork, recently.

Real heroes and worthless celebrities

I was not acquainted with either man, but their selfless courage was simply heroic.

Contrast their bravery with our society’s apparent obsession with so-called reality TV celebrity where untalented, fame-mad individuals crave publicity and attention while the perpetrators of truly heroic deeds seldom get the credit they deserve or disappear from public consciousness far too easily.

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