BOXING returns to the Neptune Stadium for the first time in 21 years on Saturday night (7pm) when the Cork County Board of the IABA stage a charity show in aid of the Leukaemia Ward at the Mercy Hospital.

SHOES that teach the wearer to dance, iPods that gauge the mood of the listener and adjust the musical selection accordingly — if the predictions of a selection of the public are anything to go by, the future looks blissfully bright.