Irish people living in the United States fear for the lives of their children, who are only armed with active shooter drills if a gunman targets their school. Some miss home, writes Aileen C. O’Reilly.

WILLIE MULLINS, fresh from another excellent afternoon at Downpatrick yesterday, can keep the momentum going with Quiscover Fontaine in the featured Grade 2 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles today.

EUROPEAN RUGBY Cup (ERC), the Dublin-based company that manages the Heineken Cup returned to profitability last year.

THE six rugby federations that run the Heineken Cup shared €22 million in revenues from the competition in 2006, an increase of €5m.