Explorer, writer Tim Severin (80) dies at his home in West Cork

Severin became famous when he recreated the Voyage of St Brendan across the Atlantic

Historic Book of Lismore donated to University College Cork

Duke of Devonshire gift to UCC of 15th century manuscript to go on display in new gallery

Former official kills himself hours after bribery allegations in Fifa trial

Jorge Delhon worked for Argentina’s Football for All and was accused of taking $500,000

Shares in Netflix rise 13.5% sending it to top of S&P 500

US-based streaming service reports more than half of customers signed up outside America

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Hawaii fire: three dead after blaze breaks out in high-rise building

Fire began on 26th floor and spread to two floors before being brought under control

In a word . . . China

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Fifa in fresh turmoil as US authorities broaden investigation

Sixteen prominent Central and South American officials facing a range of charges

Remember when there was just the one Cornetto?

Getting an ice-cream these days is not as straightforward as it used to be

Sepp Blatter criticises US investigation into Fifa corruption

Re-elected president claims arrests of Fifa officials an attempt to ‘interfere with congress’

Sacro Gra review: a gentle drive around the city of Rome

Netflix figures make interesting viewing

Company attracted 3.02 million new customers but it expected 3.69 million

Winklevoss twins use bitcoins to book space trip

Cameron and Tyler buy tickets on Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceflight with virtual currency

Italo Calvino, Letters 1941-1985, selected and with an introduction by Michael Wood, translated by Martin McLaughlin.

A vastly entertaining collection, meticulously edited and annotated

Aer Lingus set to resume flights to San Francisco

Assurances on support of revived route received from Google, Apple and Facebook