An exodus of rugby fans from Limerick in Ireland threatens its status as a city, and the European funding that goes with it, when a population census is taken Sunday.

• 爱尔兰的利默里克市将于4月23日进行人口普查。由于当地大批橄榄球迷届时将外出观看球赛，该市有可能在普查人口中人口不足5万，而按欧盟规定，这将失去做为一个城市的资格，并因此失去来自欧盟的财政援助。