Joyce Fegan: Is it possible to be happy in these fractured times?

World leaders engage in petty squabbles, seemingly careless of the perils of climate changes; in Ireland, homelessness is at crisis point. All we can do is be neighbourly: volunteer in our communities and reach out to others, writes Joyce Fegan

Melania Trump wore yellow, the child-like colour of happiness, while in London this week with her husband, US president Donald Trump. Her husband, meanwhile, stood shoulder to shoulder with British prime minister Boris Johnson as 29 of the world leaders gathered for the 70th Nato summit.