From a cat with the loudest purr to the world’s highest stand-up gig, there have been some quirky records broken in 2023. Here, the PA news agency looks back at some of the most striking Guinness ...

American rock band The Killers, who recently opened their Rebel Diamonds Tour with three nights in Dublin, have been awarded two Guinness World Records titles for their hit song Mr Brightside. The ...

What are the longest-standing world records in each event? Swimming World analyzed the sport’s world-record progressions to present that data, which can be found below. It turns out that several ...

A video shows one of the men carefully lifting each glass using his mouth suction and placing it on top of the other with ...

At one time it was a source of unending wonder in households across Ireland. When the latest Guinness Book of World Records made its way into the house for Christmas or as a birthday present, it would ...

US country star Dolly Parton has been named a Guinness World Records icon for holding 11 record-breaking titles. As part of its 70th anniversary celebrations, the company – which lists world record ...

Did you dare watch Alex Honnold on his free solo climb of the Taipei 101 last Sunday? Could you stomach the risks involved as he scaled the 508 metres of a building that was once the tallest in the ...

Latest volume of records has Irish winners in sport, skateboarding… and even video games Meet the stars in the new Guinness World Records 2024 edition From hat-tricks to skateboard heelflips, more ...

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They say all world records are there to be broken, but few athletes in history have bettered any mark with more impeccable timing than Keely Hodgkinson. Running at the World Indoor gold tour meeting ...

Almost very discipline in women’s swimming saw at least one long course world record beaten or challenged in 2025. At the Fort Lauderdale Pro Series in May, Katie Ledecky knocked off her long-standing ...