Controversial plans to turn a former care home into 126 student beds have been refused at the second time of asking
More than 20 students from Gaza holding fully funded scholarships to Irish universities have had their study visa applications refused this year. At least two of them — brothers, Ahmed Abuhassan and Naim Abuhassan — were refused on 15 July on grounds that included insufficient evidence of English proficiency, despite university documents in their files…