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In circumstances where public morming can be as much an act of bravery as a source of solace, thousands showed their support for Steve Collins, writes RUADHAN Mac CORMAIC

IF HE had to mark the one-month anniversary of his son’s death by marching to City Hall alone, Steve Collins had said before yesterday’s rally, that that’s what he would have done. And in circumstances where public mourning can be as much an act of bravery as a source of solace, the word among sceptics in Limerick was that fear and weariness would mean he might not have much company anyway.