A kangaroo is on the loose in Ireland after running away from a circus near Kinsale. Circus workers searched for the animal for four-hours after the animal escaped on Sunday. Local farmer John Walsh tells Reuters, "This kangaroo broke loose just before the show while they were bringing him from the cages to the arena. He decided to take a walk. " So far there has been one unconfirmed sighting of the 2-year-old male, named Sydney. Locals have taken to calling him "Hoppy. " He is two and a half to three feet tall and has a dark coat. Walsh continues, "He would be happy out there and he'll have plenty of grass, plenty of water and plenty of sunshine. "

Two Irish boat thieves spend hours off the British coast because they did not know how to sail. The men went around in circles until they called for who they believed were the Irish coastguard for help.

While leading a funeral cortege, an Irish hearse driver was fined for speeding. Undertaker John Carr received a $102 fine and given two penalty points towards his license by the police for driving 43 mph in a 30 mph zone.

After wearing just a bikini as she ran onto the field during a rugby game, the woman is now selling the bikini to help pay for court costs. 25-year-old Lisa Lewis ran onto the field near the end of the game between New Zealand and Ireland before being grabbed by security guards.

Irish Catholic priests illegally broadcasting Mass over the radio to housebound parishioners are suspected of creating a safety hazard for transatlantic jets, officials said Tuesday. Irish communications regulator ComReg has spoken to three churches in central Ireland to warn them that their unlicensed transmission of daily and Sunday services might be creating problems for airliners as they flew overhead, says Reuters.