Gareth O'Callaghan: Recording tragedies like Luke Hyde's should carry criminal penalties

A disturbing shift has emerged in Irish society — one where filming human tragedy trumps helping, or even feeling
Gareth O'Callaghan: Recording tragedies like Luke Hyde's should carry criminal penalties

Luke Hyde who drowned in the River Lee last week while crowds of people filmed on their smartphone cameras.

Sat, 10 May, 2025 - 10:09
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Gareth O'Callaghan

Years ago, I reached the conclusion that life isn’t weird, it’s just the people in it.

An old acquaintance crossed my mind last week. Somewhere back along life’s timeline, I came to distantly know a man, who may have been described back then as a 'weirdo'. 

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