The life of Tralee teenager Donal Walsh
was rightly celebrated at his Requiem
Mass last Wednesday and championed by
both the print and broadcast media since
his all-too premature passing.
The impact which he made on the social
consciousness of a nation is proof that one
articulate, passionate voice still has the
potential to be heard above the white noise
that’s sometimes so pervasive, particularly
in politics.
Donal Walsh shall not be forgotten, and
I’ve little doubt a very deserving charity,
initiative or worthy cause will, sooner
rather than later, be named in his memory.
The fuse he lit must be kept aflame; that’s
the very least his brief life deserves.
His stance on suicide was as pointed as
it was poignant, one articulated in a letter
that, by, now, a good many of us will have
read.

The life of Tralee teenager Donal Walsh was rightly celebrated at his Requiem Mass last Wednesday and championed by both the print and broadcast media since his all-too premature passing.
The impact which he made on the social consciousness of a nation is proof that one articulate, passionate voice still has the potential to be heard above the white noise that’s sometimes so pervasive, particularly in politics.
Donal Walsh shall not be forgotten, and I’ve little doubt a very deserving charity, initiative or worthy cause will, sooner rather than later, be named in his memory. The fuse he lit must be kept aflame; that’s the very least his brief life deserves. His stance on suicide was as pointed as it was poignant, one articulated in a letter that, by, now, a good many of us will have read.