Irish Examiner view: Make public spaces safe for everyone
 Sarah Everard's story shakes anyone who takes in even the barest details of that tragedy.
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SUBSCRIBEIt is not always easy to communicate a feeling properly. It is not always easy to communicate an emotion, a sense in a way that fully conveys its importance or imposition.Â
That is especially so if you are trying to share an idea that is beyond the experience of the person you are trying to help understand why you have reached one view instead of another. A grandfather might struggle to explain his love of coursing to a woke granddaughter; a grandmother might be frustrated when her efforts to share her religious beliefs fall on a grandson’s deaf ears.
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