Immigration as political issue … Bertie’s back … Biden’s running again
 
WICKLOW – When I wrote in this space at Christmas, there were widespread protests in Ireland at the government’s often hastily conceived moves to house thousands of refugees and protection seekers from Ukraine and beyond in hotels and other unused or underused facilities.  The most prominent of these gatherings was in Dublin’s East Wall area, but they have taken place in cities, towns, and villages across the nation.