A LITTLE TURF GOING A LONG WAY

19 June 2013

A small County Clare school has come up with a unique way to raise funds.

The children of Scoil Padraig Naofa are helping out on a nearby bog and hope to make over €1,000 for repair works for their school by selling turf!

Check out how their fundraising is hotting up - click the link above!

OBAMA TOUCHES DOWN IN BERLIN

19 June 2013

With his two day visit to Northern Ireland behind him, US President Barack Obama is in Germany today.

He met the President in Berlin this morning and this afternoon made a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gates.

His visit to the city is reminiscent of the visit of another American Preident, John F Kennedy, who also made a speech at that spot 50 years ago.

OUT WITH SNOW, IN WITH SUN IN ALASKA!

19 June 2013

The US state of Alaska is enjoying a rare heat wave, with temperatures topping 27C in the capital, Anchorage.

Higher temperatures have also been recorded in other parts of the state and people have been sweltering in a place where few homes have air conditioning.

Mid-June normally brings temperatures between 15C and 20C and it was still snowing in places a month ago.

State health officials have taken the unusual step of posting a Facebook message reminding people to use sunscreen.

Earlier this week the official afternoon high in Anchorage was 27.2C, breaking the city's record set in 1926.

Weather forecasters say a high pressure system that has locked the region in clear skies and baking temperatures has shifted and should be the start of a cooling trend.