Paul Hosford: A colourful but sombre occasion as Zelenskyy addresses Dáil

Despite the hastily procured 'Rossie' ties and the sight of TDs and senators bedecked in blue and yellow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words and the presence of a five-year-old Ukrainian girl in the Dáil chamber was a stark reminder of what this war is doing

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is given a standing ovation after addressing the Dáil and Seanad on Wednesday. Picture: Maxwells/PA Wire 

Slava Ukraini. Glory to Ukraine.

Speaker after speaker in the Dáil chamber echoed the sentiment, but in truth, there was little glorious about the reasoning for the packed house.