THERE should be a border crossing at Belvelly Bridge because going to Cobh is like entering another country — and another time.

Fidel Castro criticised the British Royal Navy’s new attack submarine, saying Cuba could train 75,000 doctors for the £3.7bn (€5.4bn) price of three subs.

THE docking of Britain’s largest warship in Dublin is a shameful violation of Irish neutrality, the Dáil heard yesterday.

I SHARE the frustration and indignation at Ireland’s Call being referred to as the national anthem when the Irish rugby team play abroad.

Bomb disposal experts were called to a Co Kerry beach today after ancient ammunition dating back to World War I washed up on the sands.

A stricken Canadian submarine is making slow progress from the Irish coast towards a naval base in Scotland.

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has revealed he may divert from his first major foreign tour to visit a hospital in Ireland where Canadian sailors were being treated after being rescued from a disabled submarine. But the detour depends on whether the sailors are well enough to see him.

TUGS last night connected towlines to the stricken Canadian submarine drifting for the past three days in waters off the west coast.

The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade killed at least 15 people and devastated Grenada, damaging 90% of homes in the ”spice isle” and destroying a 17th-century prison that left criminals on the loose.

Cork City is soon to benefit from 30 new jobs when Transas Limited establishes headquarters in Little Island.