IT Sunday: The week severe flooding became depressingly familiar

IT Sunday: Food Month kicking off at The Irish Times and the fallout from the Rugby World Cup final among the events of the week

Food Month kicking off at The Irish Times and the fallout from the Rugby World Cup final among the events of the weekNorthern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service pumps water from flooded premises in Downpatrick town centre this weekend.

David McWilliams, meanwhile, writes this weekend about the global reactions generated by the Israel-Palestine question, and how they differ from responses to other conflicts. He writes that “people are taking sides to an extent unseen in other significant conflicts ... The possible reason for this asymmetry of indignation, concern and outrage is that in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both sides have long sought to internationalise their local land war.

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