Friday Round Up

The race for the Áras is hotting up as David Norris relaunched his bid to be the next President of Ireland this week while Sinn Fein have just announced Martin McGuinness as their candidate.

Big sporting weekend ahead with Ireland taking on Australia in the Rugby World Cup tomorrow morning and the All Ireland Football Final in Croker on Sunday.

Earlier this week, Dublin Zoo welcomed the first hippo calf to be born there in 10 years. We’re included one of the lovely pictures released this week.

The latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records has just been published. We’re delighted to see that Today FM’s Shave or Dye record made the book but the oddest would seem to be the woman whose fingernails measure 10ft 2inches on her right hand and 9ft and 7inches on her left hand – no speed typing or her!

We’re hooked on X Factor again this year! We’re just hoping that time will be as good to us as it has been to Gary Barlow!