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On 20 January 2026, Israeli forces stormed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem. Bulldozers entered the compound and demolished its offices and warehouses under the watch of Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who described it as “an historic day, a day for celebration”. The UN flag over the UN site was removed and replaced by an Israeli flag.

University of Galway this week announced the recipients of Honorary Degrees at the 2023 Winter Conferring ceremonies which are taking place from until Wednesday November 29, when the Honorary Degree awardees will join more than 3,000 students graduating over six days.

Joy was unbridled and superlatives flowed as all in Mayo glowed in Sunday's glory. Not even rare old Dubliners could begrudge Mayo this long-awaited victory.

Euro NCAP has published its first safety ratings of 2021. And two new cars that would not be familiar at this time to Irish motorists – the Polestar 2 (not sold here) and the Cupra Formentor (just arriving here), achieved the maximum five-star rating against the latest protocol regime.

At this stage most of us are familiar with the national failure that is Direct Provision; the State's accommodation for asylum seekers set up in 1999 as a temporary measure which is now nearly as old as I am.

World Refugee Day takes place tomorrow, Tuesday June 20, and will be marked in Galway on with a series of events including talks, an information stand, and a music and food afternoon.