Padraig Nally fatally shot John ‘Frog’ Ward, a Traveller and father of 11, who had been trespassing on his farm
Mr Collins told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland he wanted to convey his sympathies to the family, friends and community of Mr Nally, but he was concerned about the comments on RIP.ie and social media following this death.Australia offers me a more dignified life than the one I had in Ireland.
“We all recall the events of 20 years ago, and they were traumatic. And we do acknowledge that there was a lot of trauma caused to a lot of individuals. And I include Mr Nally, I know that he was traumatised and hurt as well. “In this context, I would call on the tech companies to take more urgent action and respond faster in moderating the content on their platforms. I think we have failed in that regard. Not just failed in relation to racist commentary in online community, but on the commentary on other communities as well. So they have an obligation. They have a responsibility to step up to the plate and to moderate their content in a much more urgent fashion.