Breaking news ... the problem is it can be tweeted so fast that it hurts

WHAT time was it when you heard about Gerry Ryan’s death? It doesn’t really matter, does it, whether it was 2.30pm or 5pm last Friday, or even the following day?

What matters is that the popular broadcaster died at too young an age and that many people close to him and who loved him have been left to grieve a totally unexpected and debilitating loss.

What was also important about last Friday afternoon, though, was that his family and other loved ones got to hear the dreadful news in inappropriate circumstances.