An Irishman at Oxford: It was an education in being an outsider. I felt alienated from the very start
Irishman in Singapore: I wondered if I was foolish to emigrate in my 50s. But I feel more alive than ever
‘Rome is a fantastic city to live in, but it’s very complicated. It’s a mess of a place. Madrid is clean. Everything works’
Ireland v England as it happened: Simon Easterby’s side record bonus point victory in Six Nations opener
Seanad election: Aontú and Social Democrats win first seats in Seanad, Labour loses by tenth of a vote
Five killed in West Bank air strikes as Israeli hostages freed in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners released