In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side yesterday under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven by generations of anger,

Ireland's Annelise Murphy is in with a medal shout in the Laser Radial class with only one point separating the top four.

Archimedes had his famous eureka moment while sitting in the bath. Paul Watson — like many of us — had his while sitting on his couch.

Three companies from the North have now won contracts to work on the London 2012 Olympics, Stormont’s Finance minister announced today.