An Irish town has launched a massive community campaign to ensure the red carpet is rolled out for a Norwegian family who found their message-on-a-balloon 2,500km away.

A Norwegian family are floating on air after finding “treasure” in the mountains — a note attached to balloons released in West Cork a full six months earlier promising the bearer a host of prizes, writes Eoin English of the Irish Examiner.

A Norwegian family are floating on air after finding “treasure” in the mountains — a note attached to balloons released in West Cork a full six months earlier promising the bearer a host of prizes.

A groundbreaking sex abuse and violence study in 2002 put the reality of the prevalence of sexual violence centre stage but we need an update says Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop.         

The Government is facing mounting pressure to create new mechanisms to provide for consistent sentencing in rape cases, as anger grows over the suspended term handed down to a man who raped his girlfriend while she slept.

An Irish woman and her daughter have died in a car crash in Poland.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal survived a serious scare against Radek Stepanek before recovering to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Sally Magnusson

Will Ferrell gets carried away when building Lego.

Ben Bernanke has handed the reins at the Fed to his successor but Janet Yellen faces a tricky challenge in weaning the US off quantitative easing without upsetting the global economy, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

This is a dish I am very proud of. It is a perfect product cooked

Over the course of an hour, on a cloudless afternoon in Oslo, Magnus Carlsen sinks from an upright sitting position to an open-legged slouch, to an almost full stretch, as if on a psychiatrist’s couch.

No babysitter? No worries. Yes, those are his actual kids.

Tommy Barker uncovers Cois Cuain, a West Cork coastal spot where the actor, and his many talented siblings, learned to run wild.

I’M not saying I’m a jinx but no sooner had I predicted that Liverpool would win the league last season than they started badly, never recovered and ended up dropping out of the top four.

Will Ferrell is celebrating the birth of his third son.

Will Ferrell – who already has two sons, Magnus, five, and two-year-old Mattias – and his wife Viveca Paulin are expecting another boy.

PETER Moody is confident Magnus can become the latest Australian-trained sprinter to upstage the home team in the King’s Stand Stakes.

FLEETING Spirit will face 14 rivals as she bids for Group One glory in tomorrow’s King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Magnus, third behind Australian compatriot Miss Andretti in last season’s King’s Stand Stakes, has arrived safe and sound in England ahead of another crack at the Royal Ascot sprint.

Takeover Target has booked his place at Royal Ascot for the third successive year with a record-breaking victory in Singapore.

Swede Magnus A Carlsson opened up a two shot lead as Birr’s Justin Kehoe and Antrim’s Gareth Maybin fell off the pace in the €150,000 Challenge of Ireland at Glasson Golf Hotel and Country Club today.

Sakhee’s Secret and Dutch Art, first and second in the July Cup, head an impressive 54 entries for the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock on September 8.

Jockey Craig Newitt believes Miss Andretti has what it takes to complete a famous sprint double at Royal Ascot on Saturday.

Australian ace Miss Andretti scorched up the Ascot straight to record a fabulous success in the King's Stand Stakes today.

Australian speedsters Bentley Biscuit, Magnus, Miss Andretti and Takeover Target all feature among the 32 horses in Saturday’s Golden Jubilee Stakes at the five-day stage.

COCKNEY REBEL will face a maximum of 10 rivals in his bid to land the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot next week.

ITALY prop Martin Castrogiovanni will miss the remainder of the RBS Six Nations campaign through injury.

England winger Jason Robinson has been told he will not need surgery on the neck injury which kept him out of the record defeat to Ireland last weekend.

NEW Chelsea goalkeeper Magnus Hedman has emerged from the footballing wilderness thanks to his love of martial arts.

Comedian Will Ferrell, who announced in July he is expecting his second child with wife Viveca Paulson, has revealed the new baby is a boy.

Sale Sharks forward Magnus Lund has described his England call-up as “a dream come true”.

Martin O’Neill claims he is entitled to at least one signing in the winter sales – and admits he will be unhappy if the transfer window passes without any Celtic acquisitions.

QUIZ King “I have started so I will finish” Magnus Magnusson yesterday launched a nationwide quest to find Ireland’s medical mastermind.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill is confident his current squad is strong enough for the rest of the campaign.

Celtic starlet John Kennedy believes team-mates Magnus Hedman was right to join Ancona on loan until the end of the season – but it is not an option he would consider.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill tonight confirmed he has allowed out-of-favour goalkeeper Magnus Hedman (pictured) join Italian side Ancona on loan until the end of the season.

Motherwell 0 Celtic 2

NEIL LENNON laid the blame solely at the feet of the Celtic defence after being floored by a late Bayern Munich winner in the Champions League clash at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night.

THE dollar declined to its lowest in five weeks against the euro yesterday after some US companies cut profit forecasts, prompting traders to speculate international investors will reduce their purchases of US assets.

Celtic 4 Hearts 2

CELTIC midfielder Alan Thompson is confident the truth about the players' controversial Christmas night out on Tyneside will emerge.