70-year-old becomes oldest person to row across Atlantic solo

70-year-old Frank Rothwell, from Oldham, England, has become the oldest person to row across the Atlantic unassisted, completing the 4,828 kilometre journey from Tenerife to Antigua in 56 days, 2 hours and 41 minutes. Video: Reuters

Sun Feb 07 2021 - 09:57

Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot

Plenty of Dubliners descended on Sandycove’s Forty Foot for the annual Christmas Day swim.

Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard leads the annual Busk near Dublin's Grafton Street on Christmas Eve,

Soundcheck for The Busk 2024

Glen Hansard and fellow musicians sound checking Rainy Night in Soho, for The Busk 2024 outside The Gaiety.

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

70-year-old becomes oldest person to row across Atlantic solo

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Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot

Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard leads the annual Busk near Dublin's Grafton Street on Christmas Eve,

Soundcheck for The Busk 2024

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