The Christmas homecoming that was 15 years in the making

For some people, it was a 40-hour journey home to Ireland and for others, it was a 15-year one.

(Picture, above: Joe and Kathleen McEvoy welcome home their son John, left, and daughter-in-law Nicole, centre, their grandson Damon, 4, and granddaughter Fiona, 3, who they are meeting for the first time. Also pictured are Marguerite Almond, John’s sister and her children Lauren 13, and James, 10. Picture: Moya Nolan)

John McEvoy, originally from Laois, was just one of the thousands of returning emigrants in Dublin Airport yesterday, but his journey most definitely took the longest.