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Philip Comyn plans to cycle over 220kms this weekend to raise funds for cancer research after losing three family members to the disease

Annette Callan ticks flying a plane off her bucket list, along with skydiving, parasailing, mountain climbing and more

Young moviegoers were criticised for rowdy behaviour after a viral trend erupted on the social media app TikTok

Park’s Tropical House has just re-opened to the public after closure due to the Covid pandemic

‘Highly enterprising’ child found wandering streets after abandoning car in Utrecht

The 2022 Supreme Cat Show returned to Dublin for the first time in three years due to the pandemic. Video: Enda O'Dowd

An attempt at aviation history - the world's first mid-air "plane swap" stunt - has only achieved partial success, with one pilot successfully navigating from one plane to another, with the other landing safely via parachute. Video: Red Bull

Cassidy’s Whiskey up for auction after it was found wrapped in newspaper in doctor’s bag

A recent reconstruction of a post office in Lithuania has uncovered undelivered mail - thought to have been taken by a worker looking for money - from over 50 years ago, which the Lithuanian postal service has since attempted to deliver.

Winning ticket holder has made contact with National Lottery

The roads of Australia's Christmas Island have turned scarlet red as millions of crabs begin their annual migration to the sea in order to mate and spawn. Video: Reuters

Try incorporating a mask into your child’s costume, it could add to their overall look

Australian amateur golfer Wendy Powick had a bizarre encounter with a large group of kangaroos as she prepared to tee off at Arundel Hills Country Country Club on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Video: Instagram/@wendywoo.golf

Charles Hamar Delevingne on how his daughter, Cara, was named after the Aer Lingus in-flight magazine and his grandfather's connection to the Black and Tans.

In the News: Drama is based on people in debt forced to play children’s games for money or death

Players from Romanian top-flight football team Academica Clinceni are taking part in an initiative to help find new homes for stray dogs by carrying six animals on to the pitch at the start of their home games in order to help them get adopted.

Spectators attending a college football match in Miami, Florida have come to the rescue of a cat by using an American flag to catch the animal after it fell from the upper tier of the 65,000 capacity stadium. Video: Reuters

A lyrebird named Echo at Sydney's Taronga Zoo has gone viral after footage was shared of the bird perfectly imitating the shrieks and cries of a human baby. Video: Reuters

Paralympian Ellen Keane had an emotional reunion with her dog 'Denny' on her return to Clontarf, Dublin. The 26-year-old won gold in the in the 100m breaststroke in Tokyo and hadn't seen her Daschund in over a month. Video courtesy: Keane family

Ben Jackson used sheep in a farewell message as he was unable to travel for funeral

Member of public hands in full hauberk dating from Norman era to Granard centre

‘We have a sort of plan in place to catch him’: Bird escapes from Fota Wildlife Park

Police in Graz believe snake escaped from neighbouring apartment and went through drains

27-year-old Mattia Villardita from northern Italy has met with Pope Francis, dressed as Spider-Man, in recognition of his work visiting sick children in hospital dressed as famous superheroes. Video: Reuters

Video shows cat soaring through the air and on to the grass, landing unharmed

Bell ringers at Christ Church Taney in Dundrum, Dublin have returned to bell ringing duties to celebrate the reopening of church services to the public there after a long break, due to Covid- 19. Video: Bryan O’Brien

Kinsale has marked the ‘Darkness into Light’ suicide prevention fundraising event with a special community initiative involving 206 emergency vehicles who paraded through the Co.Cork town in the rain just before dawn. Video: Jakub Walutek

Dunmanway supermarket owner overwhelmed by response to tongue-in-cheek ad

Holly the hound has become an overnight US track sensation after the small, white pooch tore into a high school track meet in Logan, Utah to cross the line in first place. Video: Reuters

Fota Wildlife Park in Cork Harbour reopens on Monday 26th April. The not-for-profit park, which cares for over a 135 species, has experienced significant loss of income during the pandemic - but also great support from the public. Video: Bryan O’Brie

Robson says friend who helped nail him into wooden crate wished to remain anonymous

Welsh man who airmailed himself in crate in 1960s seeks two Irish friends who helped nail it shut

Email erroneously warning of close contact to a positive case was designed to test security awareness

Contentious move to abolish mandatory seasonal clock changes ‘not top priority now’

An arctic walrus, which was first spotted on Valentia Island, Kerry on March 14th, has reappeared on a beach in Wales. The animal appeared to be in good health despite its long journey, experts say. Video: Storyful

Animal believed to have fallen asleep on a sheet of ice reaches a new destination

Eyewitness footage has captured a lucky escape for a kangaroo after the animal tried to cross a swollen creek before being caught by the flowing current. Video: Reuters

Nursing home staff at the Esker Ri Nursing Home at Kilnabin, Clara, Co.Offaly celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a small and fun parade to bring cheer to residents and set the holiday mood in the care facility.

89-year-old Robert Holsman is looking forward to getting back dancing once lockdown lifts in New York City. Video: Reuters

An albatross has found internet fame after its not so graceful, but ultimately safe, landing at New Zealand's Taiaroa Head nature reserve was caught on a livestream camera and went viral online. Video: Reuters