Book that was 53 years overdue returned to Thurles Library

The fine racked up for the book's late return was €971.65.

Ever forget to return a library book? It's happened to most people at one time or another, but you normally have the book return within a day or two.

Well, a Tipperary library has had a book returned to them that was overdue for 19,433 days. That's 53 years.