Mary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source

It was unbelievable to see people, some of whom knew the Golden family and others who did not, coming together and doing whatever they could to help, including making tea, providing refreshments, directing traffic and so on. It was a proud moment, if one could take anything at all from it. I hope that in the long term it will be a source of comfort to the family. Blackrock is renowned for the fact that its tide comes in very seldom. Last week, even the sea was silent and the atmosphere in Blackrock was reflected in the heavens.