As a royal editor, I was thrilled to visit Muckross House, where Queen Victoria famously stayed in 1861 and helped to jump-start the tourism industry in Ireland. The magnificent mansion is set right in the heart of Killarney National Park, and the views of the lake and mountains from the house couldn’t be better.

Violent protests erupted in Dublin after the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl by a 26-year-old asylum seeker, leading to clashes with police outside a hotel housing migrants.