A man who was attacked by a great white shark off a southern California beach has described how quickly a routine swim turned into a nightmare.

A RESIDENTS’ challenge by to a €75 million plan for the State’s first hazardous waste incinerator in Co Cork will be profoundly affected by the European Commission’s decision to bring a legal action against Ireland, the High Court was told yesterday.

WATERFORD’S new School of Health Science is already gearing up to be a major hub for research, undergraduate and postgraduate study, a full year ahead of its opening to students.

A NEW €15 million nurse education facility at Waterford Institute of Technology will provide training for almost 500 nurses and midwives and offer those in the sector an opportunity to upskill.

Prosecutors are questioning two more suspects who they said displayed “bizarre behaviour” in the French Riviera where forest fires believed to have been started deliberately killed four people, including two British people.