It has taken 26 million years, but scientists say getting the first glimpse of a long-extinct giant penguin was worth the wait.

Nato’s triumphant, seven-month air campaign against Libya has ended, setting the country on the path to a democratic transition less than two weeks after the capture and killing of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

THEY’VE been hunting for a high performance director for years but with little success. Internal wrangling resulting in a costly court case had threatened to tear the association apart at one stage, but Athletics Ireland have finally got their man.

A SLICE of cool, fresh watermelon has effects similar to Viagra, say researchers — but don’t expect it to keep the fireworks all night long.

A RACE of giant penguins marched to equatorial South America during a time when the world was much warmer than it is now, scientists have discovered.

Animal rights activists from around the world were in Dublin tonight to encourage Irish people to change their lifestyles and end cruelty to animals.

DETECTIVES are continuing the hunt for the mastermind behind the attacks and the bombers’ support network.

SCIENTISTS may be close to turning Jurassic Park fiction into fact after extracting what look like blood vessels and cells from a Tyrannosaurus rex.

EVEN as a working-class kid in a tiny Southern mill town, young Johnny Edwards displayed an infectious smile and sunny outlook that were destined to take him far.