Armagh soldiers break world record in Afghan heat

Two County Armagh soldiers have broken a Guinness World Record for running – in the blazing heat of the southern Afghanistan front line.

Major Christine Marshall, from Markethill, and Captain Nicholle Dunlop, from Lurgan, and 10 colleagues ran on a treadmill and cracked the record for the number of miles run in 24 hours by a team of 12 females, reports breakingnews.ie.

Temperatures soared to 45C during the attempt earlier this month.

13 new jobs for Dublin City Centre

With the support of IDA Ireland, Sophis Group in Dublin city centre, is investing €1.7m in the expansion of its software research and development facility, Sophis Technology Ireland Ltd.

The company develops complex specialist financial software and today's investment will add 13 new 'high calibre' engineering new jobs to the 58 people already employed by the firm.

Ennis is Ireland's second cleanest town

The number of litter-free areas around the country is at an all-time high, according to the latest survey by the Irish Business Against Litter organisation.

The group says that more than two-thirds of towns inspected as part of the survey were found to be free of litter.

Wexford is ranked as the cleanest town ahead of Ennis, while Athlone and Mallow were the only litter blackspots. Arklow is also described as seriously littered.