How the photo of Aylan Kurdi resonated with Irish Examiner readers

Irish Examiner readers have been sharing their thoughts since the difficult decision was made to publish the deeply disturbing photograph of Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi’s body washed up on a beach in Turkey.

In an editorial, which can be read in full here, Editor Tim Vaughan explained why the decision was made to publish the upsetting image.

"This is one of those occasions when we feel the gravity of a situation justifies the publication of the photograph you see before you," he writes.