Friday’s shooting in Dublin’s Regency Hotel in which one man was killed and two others were injured is horrifying for all the usual reasons.
Firstly, The Regency is a family-run hotel with a great reputation for hosting overnight guests and fantastic events and shows, such as the upcoming Brendan Grace run.
That reputation is now completely tarnished.
Secondly, the shooters brazenly entered the hotel, disguised as what the public would consider to be trusted members of the Garda Emergency Response Unit and opened fire.
The ease at which it happened unnerves us to the core.
But most horrifically of all, is that there were children present while this nightmare took place.
It is reported that up to twenty children attended the boxing weigh-in event with their parents, and we can all only imagine now the nightmares that those kids are experiencing having witnessed what has been described as a ‘bloodbath’.
Video footage has emerged online from the moment when the shooting started. You won’t see any casualties in it, but the most harrowing part of all is a terrified child, calling to their dad;
“Daddy, help me.. Daddy, what was that?”
Be warned that it is quite upsetting but if you want to, you can watch it here:
We truly hope that the innocent bystanders from Friday will somehow be ok.
