Born in 2022

Ukraine's invasion by Russia sent tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees to Ireland, which responded with generosity. The country's growing diversity was now being expressed in solidarity. The housing crisis deepened — not enough homes, too many people, a generation priced out.

Inflation hit hard. Energy prices soared. But Ireland was also making its peace with its history: the mother and baby home inquiries, the Magdalene laundries — the shadows of the Church's Ireland were being confronted at last.