Bruce Springsteen finished his set on a rainy night in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, with a moving tribute to Shane MacGowan. Over the previous three hours, he had thrilled the sold-out stadium with a combination of his own hits and other well-chosen cover versions
Among the 70-plus homeless asylum seekers pitched along the canal is a 15-year-old Palestinian boy who arrived in Ireland a few days ago after fleeing the war in his native country