Briefly noted

Yes, we're a bit short of material in the last few days. But here from today's New York Times is an interesting article about French migration to Ireland [we noted that French TV had covered this a few weeks ago]. We think the food is a bit better than this line merits:

And the food is basically what the Michelin restaurant guide might consider a form of boiled stew

but the experiences speak for themselves. The placement in the overall context of EU population flows is interesting too.