'In a country obsessed with sons, it takes courage to raise a daughter'

Sweta Pandey grew up in a remote village in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. She moved to Ireland in 2016 to study economics at Trinity College. She now interns at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in Dublin.

Tue Nov 07 2017 - 15:03

Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard leads the annual Busk near Dublin's Grafton Street on Christmas Eve,

Soundcheck for The Busk 2024

Glen Hansard and fellow musicians sound checking Rainy Night in Soho, for The Busk 2024 outside The Gaiety.

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

We went shopping to see the real cost of Christmas Dinner

Retail analysts, Kantar, put the cost of Christmas dinner at €34.74, Conor Pope found the true figure far higher.

'In a country obsessed with sons, it takes courage to raise a daughter'

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Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard leads the annual Busk near Dublin's Grafton Street on Christmas Eve,

Soundcheck for The Busk 2024

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

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We went shopping to see the real cost of Christmas Dinner

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