Five sailors including an Irish journalist detained after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters have been released, the British Foreign Office confirmed today.

Five sailors including an Irish journalist who were detained after apparently straying into Iranian waters have been released, it was reported today.

I REFER to Noel Whelan’s column headlined ‘From Brian Boru to Bono: who was the greatest of us all?’ (Irish Examiner, Nov 28) .