Wexford tragedy - Lesson has not been learned

More than 1,000 people attended the funeral yesterday of the four members of the Flood family who were found dead in their burned out home in Clonroche, Co Wexford, last week.

The turnout was a testament to the feelings of the community struck by two such tragedies in little over a year.

After the nearby Monagear tragedy, nothing had been done to ensure that help would be available for those who seek it. The funeral turnout would suggest that people realise that such a tragedy could strike anywhere, and it is in everyone’s interest that lessons should be learned.