Welcome to Lord of the Rings — West Cork style, where an underground hobbit house is now open to visitors.

Cork County Council and Port of Cork officials will next month meet with the 10 biggest cruise line operators visiting Ireland in an attempt to sell them more shore excursions to West Cork.

Television coverage of Olympic rowing and canoeing will be revolutionised over the next fortnight following the development of the world’s longest cable-camera.

Matthew Pinsent has been forced to return early from the Great Britain training camp in Italy after contracting tonsilitis and will not be able to compete at next week’s GB National Team Trials in Belgium.