Delia McDermott survived the Titanic despite climbing out of a lifeboat to retain a prized possession. She was one of 14 people from Addergoole in Co Mayo who boarded the liner, 11 of whom perished.
Micheál Martin has worked hard to bear witness this week in the Middle East, where Ireland is increasingly seen as Palestine’s best hope in swinging a giant economic bloc into the service of international justice.