The Swiss tunnel that took 17 years to construct and takes 17 minutes to pass through

The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel, cutting through the heart of the Alps has opened. High-speed trains will whisk passengers in 17 minutes through the tunnel, a passage that took days until the first Alpine rail route opened in 1882.

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 18:24

St Stephen's Day sales get underway at Brown Thomas

Shoppers queue to grab a bargain at Brown Thomas, Dublin on St Stephen's Day

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,

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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

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The Swiss tunnel that took 17 years to construct and takes 17 minutes to pass through

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