Well known GAA stars have joined forces with Special Olympics Ireland to get ‘freezin’ for a reason’ this December and take the Polar Plunge for charity.

UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon will have its first Irish pub outside Dublin open by the start of September, in Cork city centre.

JD Wetherspoon has lifted a ban on Fosters and Kronenbourg 1664 in its UK pubs after the chain settled a month-long row with brewer Heineken.

From Lahinch to Inchydoney and Fenit to Garretstown, thousands of people around the country braved the cold winter seas for the traditional Christmas Day swims.

Be that as it may, millennia of faith has already been observed so it seems likely we will continue to see a blurring of the lines between religion and sport.

SCIENTISTS from University College Cork have managed to successfully track five Lion’s Mane jellyfish by tagging them — a difficult and dangerous task and something that has never been achieved before.

IN the light of the recent media reports of attacks by seals on bathers in

Hardy souls braved the freezing seas around Ireland today for the traditional Christmas swims.

Hundreds of hardy Christmas Day swimmers today braved the chilly waters on the coastline to raise money for charity.

Gardaí are reportedly considering whether to bring charges against a man who played an expensive hoax on the rescue services in Co Dublin over the weekend.

The highest December temperatures for years attracted more swimmers than usual to an annual Christmas Day dip in the Irish Sea.