Thursday, October 20, 2005

Rory Carroll

I woke up too early this morning and lay in bed thinking about him. People like him are the reason I keep reading newspapers, despite the centralisation of ownership that has ruined them.

He's a remarkable person and probably has the inner strength to survive this, but I hope he's not too scared. I hope they treat him with some respect.

As is usual with Ireland, the web of connections is multi-layered. We went to the same university at the same time. Everyone knows his dad, who's a journalist too. People I know went to school with him. People I know work with his sister.

He's the same age as my brother. Works for the same organisation.

I hope it's just a ransom they're looking for and he's home safely soon.

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