“Let’s face it,” reasoned Time Magazine, with its online readership on Monday, “It’s good to have the Irish back.”

IT’S difficult to concentrate on much else when surrounded by the after-effects of Sandy battering this city but I did want to finally bring the Notre Dame football team back to an Irish sports page.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning as he continues a busy trip to the US to continue the St Patrick’s weekend celebrations.