For people from Australia to Afghanistan, Ireland is home for Christmas

Sam Atwell with the box of Christmas-themed goodies, sent to him from Australia by his mother who handmade or customised the majority of the items including the apron Sam is wearing. Photograph Moya Nolan

Sam Atwell: "It's hard to put into words just how much I love Ireland"

Sam Atwell saw Ireland as the "home of writing", and it was this that attracted the Home and Away actor and writer here initially.