Weighed down with all his gear, Alex O’Shea blazed a trail into the book of Guinness World Records, shaving a massive 58 minutes off the record for running a marathon in full firefighting apparel.

THE body of a woman found in the back garden of a neighbour’s house three months after she disappeared was hidden from view behind high grass and a rock garden.

Gardaí in Mullingar are looking for help in tracing a 59-year-old woman who has been missing from her home in Mullingar for more than two months.