Irish woman tells it like it is to military-age male ‘refugees’ from Afghanistan: “Where are your women and children? You say you’re running from war, but leave the most vulnerable ones behind like cowards.” She gets it.

Irish government scheme that spent millions sending Ukrainians to college without checking if they can pay for it themselves to end. Free college fees for Ukrainian refugees to end as €18.4m spent "There is an inherent unfairness in treating one group of students differently from every other student in the State. Every other student is denied financial support if they are even one cent above the eligibility thresholds, yet this scheme completely ignored this principle and took no account of ability to pay."

Irish writing features prominently on bookshelves all over the world. This year we celebrate Bloomsday & Beyond with booksellers who explain why writing from Ireland, the island of writers, resonates so strongly with their readers.