An Irishman, believed to be from the southside of Cork City, has appeared in a French court charged in connection with the seizure of more than €600,000 worth of cocaine believed to be destined for Jersey.

“TRAINS all booked. Now trying for a bus from Fredericia to London.

A CORKMAN battled the highest spring tides in 30 years to become the first garda to swim the English Channel yesterday.

With a gentle tug of his gloved right hand, Discovery astronaut Stephen Robinson removed two pieces of filler material from the shuttle’s underside in an unprecedented space repair job that drew a big sigh of relief from NASA.

About 110 tonnes of oil spilled into the English Channel this morning after a fishing boat collided with an oil tanker.