Children living in a direct provision centre performed a special dance as a way of saying thanks to local people in Macroom, Co Cork, who hosted a board games afternoon for them last weekend.

Academics and students have united to criticise University College Cork for naming a new research building after Nobel laureate James Watson, who has been roundly condemned for his racist and sexist views.

Industrial action over pay parity at a UCC research centre could be extended to the main campus as the row rumbles on with no sign of resolution.