Patrick Freyne

Haven't heard of the Irish writer? He moved to Japan to teach English for a year. That was more than 20 years ago. His life there gives him lots of time for his fiction, he says

Many migrant workers who care for our most vulnerable have been separated from their families for years due to a €30,000 earnings restriction. Campaigners are seeking urgent changes

The 32 Roses participate in parades and other events for the 64th year of the festival before the competition begins

Tralee is ‘a place where love is in the air' as the Kerry festival returns once again

The Rose of Tralee changes but it does so slowly and largely just by reflecting the lives of the participants

Still under the chaperones' watchful eye, Keely O'Grady says Ireland and New Zealand have similar experiences of colonialism