Will the Ballsbridge Five ever be freed? Will it take hell to freeze over before they can emerge into the light, arms raised aloft in victory? Right now, the omens are not good for the Ballsbridge Five. The stakes are high, their resolve assured, but, really, the world appears to be spinning away, increasingly oblivious to whatever cause the captives are espousing.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2026 04:00 UTC