THOUSANDS turned out at Dublin’s Docklands yesterday to bid farewell to a replica Viking longship which made the city its home for almost a year.

The Viking longship - the 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough' - sets sail from Dublin today.

Richard Collins on a remarkable Danish replica ship.

Final preparations are underway today for the lifting of a replica Viking ship from Dublin’s River Liffey.

The Danish government today expressed its regret over the Viking invasion of Ireland more than 1,000 years ago.

Thousands of people lined the quays in Dublin today to welcome the Viking longship, “The Sea Stallion”.

An Irish-built replica Viking ship arrives in Dublin today under the power of 64 oarsmen at the end of a two month voyage from Denmark.

A reconstruction of a 900-year-old Irish-built Viking ship, which set sail from Denmark seven weeks ago, arrived in Ireland today.

Dozens of volunteer sailors will follow in the wake of the Vikings by crossing the North Sea from Denmark to Ireland next July in a 30-metre replica of a Norse warship, museum officials said today.

Ozzy Osbourne and his band, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath, will be one of the top names at this year’s Roskilde Festival, one of Europe’s largest music events.

Queen Margrethe of Denmark, whose Viking ancestors once raided European shores, today christened a replica of a 1,000-year-old war ship that is due to sail to Britain and Ireland in 2007.

THIS weekend’s Classic trials have attracted a bumper number of entries with some of last season’s leading juveniles engaged at Newbury, Thirsk and Leopardstown.

A Danish man blew up his local police station when he threw fireworks from the roof into the building to greet friends who were being held in custody inside.