DESPITE a disappointing run in Zagreb on Wednesday, Derval O’Rourke can end the season in style this weekend, says coach Sean Cahill.

SIOBHAN BYRNE was the first Irish Olympian to exit these Beijing Games but national fencing chiefs are convinced the sport will benefit from her participation in China.

SCHOOL sex education has failed and needs to be more explicit to combat rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and teenage abortions, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has warned.