Located in the central Pacific Ocean, Kiritimati Island, also known as Christmas Island, celebrated the arrival of the New Year as the clock struck midnight earlier today. The island operates 14 ...

With this in mind, the tiny island of Kiritimati Island - also known as Christmas Island - is actually the first country to see in the New Year. The atoll in the Pacific Ocean is the largest of ...

As the crow flies west - via the USA - Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, is 13,280 kilometres away from Limerick.