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IRELAND

Actor Liam Cunningham at the Raise the Roof march in Dublin Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Thousands of people attended a housing protest in Dublin, calling for immediate action from the Government to address the shortage of homes
• Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said he wants 10% of the electorate to vote for his party in the 2024 local elections
• Met Éireann warned of very strong southwest winds with gusts of 80-100km/h, strongest near coasts and on high ground with potential for wave overtopping
• A seventh man was arrested as part of an investigation into the attempted murder of two PSNI officers
• Patrick Crean’s Marlet Group lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against Dublin City Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for 580 apartments planned for a site near St Anne’s Park in Raheny in north Dublin

WORLD

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a news conference during the inaugural International Summit of the initiative Grain from Ukraine in Kyiv AP / PA Images AP / PA Images / PA Images

#UKRAINE: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed that his country would continue to resist Russian attacks, as residents of the recently liberated Kherson fled due to lack of water and heat

#ITALY: Around a dozen people are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide on the island of Ischia

#CHINA: Authorities in the western Xinjiang region have opened up parts of the capital, after residents held demonstrations against the city’s “zero-Covid” lockdown that has lasted more than three months

PARTING SHOT

Josh O'Connor and Letitia Wright in Aisha Sky UK Sky UK

When it comes to cinema, there can be a gap between what’s reality and what’s featured on screen. But Irish director Frank Berry takes the viewer so deep into a world that they might feel they’ve experienced what they’ve seen on screen themselves.

His latest film, Aisha, brings us into the world of the title character, Aisha Osagie. She’s a young Nigerian woman who has come to Ireland seeking asylum. The film takes its time revealing what happened to her, as we see Aisha enduring a long and bureaucratic process in her attempt to stay in Ireland.

Aoife Barry sat down with the director to discuss the project.