Most students on group holiday in Ios expected home soon after deaths of Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall
St Michael’s principal Tim Kelleher said a number of parents were now on the island supporting students eager to return home. The parents of both Mr O’Donnell and Mr Wall have also travelled out.“They all want to leave. They were traumatised…and people were saying I want to get home,” he said.
He said the parents of the deceased, whom he had spoken to by phone, had been resilient in the face of the tragedy. Mr O’Donnell’s younger brother is also a student at St Michael’s while Mr Wall’s older brother had previously graduated. National psychological services have been in touch with the school while its own chaplaincy team and other supports are already in place. A range of councillors have also offered their services, including psychotherapists.“Whatever is needed. We have a very robust student support system in the school. We will be organising things throughout the week for anybody who might find it difficult to process all of this,” Mr Kelleher said.
One parent of a Leaving Cert student who is on Ios, but who did not know either of the deceased or their school friends, explained how news of the incidents had reverberated around the island. Mr Martin, who is also the Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that the Department of Foreign Affairs will provide consular assistance on a 24/7 basis with a consular officer on the ground and with the families to offer support. The department had been in contact with the school and the Greek police
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