A REPORT into the sinking of the sail training vessel, Asgard II, off the coast of France two years ago has concluded that it was probably struck by an underwater object.

AMONG the many bizarre events that happened this year was the suggestion that the army was going soft — on recruits, that is.

AT 1pm tomorrow, GAA fans across the country will have to break the habit of a lifetime. It will be a minor alteration in practical terms, but its significance for the GAA and broadcasting in this country will be seismic.

Fifteen Orca killer whales have been sighted at the mouth of Cork harbour making their way up river.