The politics and public will move on, our disappointment will fade, but the real tragedy is that small children with little to hope for were hurt ...

Councillors in Louth have backed calls to write to Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan to ensure a group of boxers from Palestine can visit Drogheda next month.

The Cavan Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign have said that they were “really disappointed” that the GAA Palestine group’s visas to come to Ireland have been rejected.