By Conor KaneThe chief celebrant at the funeral Mass for Elisha Gault has urged teenagers to form strong support networks around themselves and to prioritise “real people” rather than the “artificial friends” to be found on social media. Elisha Gault (14) was buried today in Piltown, Co Kilkenny, following funeral Mass at the Church of the Assumption where she made her first communion and confirmation in years gone by. Facebook is wonderful at times and people boast about how many friends they have on Facebook, but your friends on Facebook are artificial friends. You need real people around you, real genuine, caring people and I would encourage you, every one of you, to find a real, good support network for yourselves. Mourners at the funeral of Elisha Gault.

Source: Evening echo March 29, 2018 11:48 UTC