US war planes in Irish airspace; prison overcrowding; home heating costs; human connection in medicine

The government underreported the number of US military aircraft flying over Irish airspace, an Irish Times investigation has found.A “crisis” response group to overcrowding in prisons is to meet next week as records show the Director General of the Irish Prison Service sought more urgent action to tackle “unprecedented” overcrowding.Rising fuel prices are hitting people across the country, but for some households, heating their home has become a luxury rather than a basic need.Medical students at Trinity College Dublin will be assessed on their capacity for love and human connection from next year. It’s the first medical school in Ireland to treat it as a formal graduate outcome.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.