As well as sex education we must teach our children about empathy

This is, and remains, a man’s world, a world built on privilege for some and deep injustice for others, writes Fergus Finlay

DROVE to Limerick with a slightly heavy heart on Saturday. I was driving down to support Shannon Rugby Club, who were about to play a season-defining match against UCC. And I’d pretty well decided that it would be the last rugby match I’d ever watch.

Not because of Shannon. I’ve only been a member of the club for a couple of years, but I’ve come to admire everything about them. The players, the supporters, the committee, the people behind the scenes who keep the show on the road — they’re all amazing. It’s essentially an amateur game at Shannon’s level, and it requires an enormous amount of effort to keep its traditions alive.