NFL star JJ Watt was in Dublin late last week. We’re happy to report that Ireland’s reputation as the land of a thousand welcomes remains intact.

THE Green Bay Packers suffered a shock 19-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shattering their hopes of a perfect season as three more teams joined them in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs.

At least 25,000 of Hurricane Katrina’s refugees, a majority of them at the New Orleans Superdome, will travel in a bus convoy to Houston today and will be sheltered at the 40-year-old Astrodome, which hasn’t been used for professional sporting events in years.