Four Irish rowers enjoyed a breakfast of orange juice, fruit, Coca-Cola, and a burger — their first proper meal in a month — after completing an epic transatlantic row in record time.

A hospital fundraising charity is, for the first time, to host a glitzy ball which it hopes will raise enough money to provide a sensory area for children with special needs and sleeping facilities for parents.

Nearly 40 years after it was first built, a massive fundraising campaign has been launched to raise €1.5m to complete a makeover on Cork University Hospital’s (CUH) children’s unit.