KILKENNY'S Henry Shefflin was back on the training-ground last night after suffering a bad eye injury last weekend; but there was still no team news from the All-Ireland hurling champions.

Nearly 3,000 people are expected to lose their jobs in Northern Ireland, the North's Enterprise Minister Ian Pearson has said.

A Europe-wide network should be set up to block child abusers securing teaching jobs in Northern Ireland schools, the North's Education Minister Martin McGuinness declared today.