The principal of a Co Cork secondary school has gone on leave amid ongoing tensions with the Education and Training Board (ETB) over unfinished building work following the liquidation of the Sammon Contracting Group.

A number of investigations are under way after 50 secondary school pupils had a “miracle” escape when their bus overturned in Co Cork yesterday morning.

A DIVER is finalising preparations for a new world record attempt which could see him become the fastest person to swim 10km underwater.

A 40-YEAR-OLD Civil Defence diver from Clare is in training for a new world record attempt which could see him become the fastest person to swim 10km underwater.