The entrance to the Embassy of Russia on Orwell Road where red paint was poured on the coat of arms of the Russian Federation following the invasion of Ukraine. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA
It has been splashed with red paint. It has suffered an attack from a reversing lorry. It has been covered by protestors and TV cameras. Now, in a new twist, it appears that Orwell Road – the suburban Dublin road on which the Russian Embassy is situated – may be getting a politicised name-change, to Independent Ukraine Road, with the proposal having been passed on Monday by a sub-committee of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council,...