Mickey Harte learned last week that it is impossible to change the mind of a young Irish person who has decided to leave Ireland.

THE West Kerry gaeltacht retreat of singer-songwriter Jimmy Crowley is for sale as he prepares to swap Kerry’s moody landscape for the bright lights under an American sun.

WE doffed the cap to a few of the more surprising omissions above, but what about those bubbling under, those who won’t just be knocking at the door but will have their feet well and truly under the table come the end of 2006.

THE next stop west might be Amerikay, but if it’s Coney Island or Long Island you want there’s a short cut via Schull in West Cork.