Such was their height, large clouds below were made to look like little cotton balls.

A monument is to be constructed in a north Cork town to honour a Tipperary man who set a world record after being buried alive for 61 days.

He’s used to bagging goals from whipped-in crosses and threaded through balls, but Robbie Keane may be the beneficiary of a different kind of assist if he scores a new world record.

Russian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov has landed safely in the Australian Outback.

Kendra Harrison was "full of emotions" as she broke a record which stood for 28 years.

A Russian man has set off from Australia and is attempting to break the world record for travelling around the world solo in a hot-air balloon.

Not a bother to him.

USA: A Siamese cat has been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living cat.

Students from Waterford IT are aiming to set a new world record with a festive twist today.

He was carrying around a fleece double his weight.

Seriously impressive.

Weighed down with all his gear, Alex O’Shea blazed a trail into the book of Guinness World Records, shaving a massive 58 minutes off the record for running a marathon in full firefighting apparel.

Fair play to firefighter Alex O'Shea who set the course ablaze this morning (sorry).

Scared of heights? Leave now, so.

The Hennessey Venom GT just set a new record for the fastest two-seater sports car in the world - clocking an awesome 270.49mph.