Irish Examiner view: Recording your own lack of action

A life ended on Wednesday night. No one should be proud of themselves for filming that

Rescue helicopter 117 assisted in the search operation in Cork on Wednesday.

A person drowned in Cork’s River Lee on Wednesday evening. A life came to an end suddenly, with all that fact entails.

We like to boast in Ireland that our traditions around death — attending funerals, the very notion of a wake, the month’s mind — set us apart; that they show the deep respect we have for those who have left us and the support we offer those left behind.