Ireland, shellfish, China. These three words contain an enormous economic opportunity and one that taps into a natural, quota- free resource around our coasts. It must be exploited to the full. Last week, it was announced that an 80-tonne order for shellfish had been secured from China by a West Cork company Glenmar Shellfish.

Bill Mott managed to win the first ever Dubai World Cup but he still has a little unfinished business with the richest horse race on the planet.

Residents up and down the US east coast boarded up windows and the military ordered ships and planes out of harm’s way as Hurricane Isabel headed toward land with 120mph winds.