Ramadan in Ireland: ‘Celebrating together makes us all feel closer to home’
Reporter Colin Sheirdan (third from left) shares food with Afghan men during Ramadan in Galway City. Picture: Ray Ryan
It’s a little after 6pm and the men have been fasting since sunrise this morning. They will break it first with prayer, then with a simple glass of water and a date, before finishing their devotion and preparing their evening meal — known as Iftar — together.




