Next week it could be your son

Kieran Quigley, uncle of Andy Quigley

 

There is an article in the Derry Journal online (below) about the search for missing Derry teenager Andy Quigley. If there is something that should galvanise the politicians to do something to support young people it's events like this. If there is something that should galvanise support for Foyle Search & Rescue in light of them being denied funding to expand their services in conjunction with drugs charity hurt it's this.  Young people need opportunity, young people need our support, lets not let them down.
 
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The devastated uncle of a Derry teenager who it’s feared has taken his own life has said something has to be done to stop more young people “slipping through the net” of support services in the city.

Andy Quigley, 19, from Galliagh went missing in the early hours of Saturday morning. His coat and other personal effects were later found on the Foyle Bridge.

His family and friends and members of the community have been conducting searches along the banks of the Foyle and in the river since Saturday morning.

Andy’s uncle, Dee Quigley said he believed his nephew, who had a history of using drugs, had been let down by a lack of support services for drugs users needing a detox facility in the city.

“The resources are not there. This week it is our wee boy. Next week it could be your wee boy, your son, your daughter, your friend. We need to do something to stop letting our young people down.”