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Two men on inflatable mattress rescued off Kerry coast after being swept out to sea
Dramatic rescues
"While inflatables can be great fun, we would advise that you don’t take them to the beach as they are not designed for open water."
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Hero brothers who risked lives to rescue child swept out to sea in Cork say 'God put us there'
Dramatic rescues
Both of them risked their own lives to save the child and bring him to the shore safely and Dean’s parents Siobhan and Darren have said the brothers are 'heroes'
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'If I hadn't delayed going home, the kid was dead': Hero who dragged drowning teen to safety on Kerry beach speaks out
Dramatic rescues
'I just did what I was trained to do'
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Irish brothers hailed heroes by mother of boy, 7, they saved from drowning on Youghal Beach
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The 30-year-old mother was holding her one year old child Rhys in terror as she helplessly watched her child drowning in front of his family as his father Darren, 34 tried to save him.
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Search and rescue helicopter scrambled as kayaker capsizes on the River Shannon
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The crew of Rescue 115 located the casualty as soon as they arrived on scene.
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Rescue helicopter responds to 'person caught in riptide' at Irish beach
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The Rescue 117 helicopter, Bonmahon lifeboat, the Coast Guard and personnel from Waterford Ambulance Station all responded to the potentially life-threatening scene.
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Brave girl, 7, hailed as a hero by gardai after saving her mother
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'Erin should be very proud of herself and what she has done'
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Rescuers rush to scene in Irish village as young kid found unconscious
Dramatic rescues
Rescue services were on their way to a separate incident of a man with an injured lower leg
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Irishman has lucky escape after fall off cliffs as rescuers hailed as heroes
Heroic rescues
The Rescue 118 helicopter was tasked with carrying out the 'challenging' rescue
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Rescuers battle snow as they respond to medical emergency off Irish coast
Galway
The person was transported to University College Hospital in Galway for further treatment
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Man rescued by gardai and RNLI after spending 10 hours floating in sea
Dramatic rescues
The man, aged in his late 40s, was pulled from the water approximately two kilometres off Whitestown Beach in Dundalk, Co Louth
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President Michael D Higgins hails Irish teen as 'one of life's true heroes' after he saved mother and daughter from drowning
President Higgins
President Higgins said he plans to invite Miley Doran to Áras an Uachtaráin when it is safe to do so
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Private sector operators set to make up to €1 billion from Ireland's new Sea Air Rescue contract
Defence Forces
A campaign group led by Senator Gerard Craughwell is calling for the Irish Air Corps to be considered for up to half of the services needed
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Heroic Wicklow teen says adrenaline helped him through amazing rescue of swimmer struggling in stormy sea
Dramatic rescues
Conor Power told the Irish Mirror he's 'never been in a sea in such rough conditions' after his rescue of a struggling swimmer
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Hero skateboarders rescue man who fell into River Boyne while taking photo
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"He turned to take a picture but when he stepped back, the ground was unstable and he fell backwards over the wall"
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Brave Meath man, 22, saves young boy and three others from drowning in Kerry
Kerry
The boy's relatives tried to save him but also got into difficulty
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Surfer rescues 14-year-old boy caught in rip tide off Cork beach
Cork
The boy and his two friends got into difficulties off Inch Beach near Whitegate at around 4pm on Monday afternoon
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Two rescued after yacht ran aground off Scilly Islands, Co Clare
RNLI
Lough Derg RNLI were summoned to attend the scene after the Coast Guard were alerted
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Off-duty Wicklow firefighter saves man from drowning in sea
Wicklow
After handing over the man to lifeguards, he headed out to assist with a car fire
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Bundoran RNLI rescue runaway horse from sea off Murvagh beach in Co Donegal
RNLI
A night-mare situation!
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Meet three heroes who saved dad and three kids from drowning in Co Kilkenny river
Kilkenny
William, Paul and Aisling didn't hesitate and jumped straight in to bring the children to safety
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Coast Guard rescue two kayakers stranded near Dalkey, south Dublin
Coast Guard
The Dun Laoghaire team sprung into action after they received a distress call from the raft just off Killiney beach
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Four people rescued from island off Sligo coast after boat washed up on rocks
RNLI
The four casualties were lucky on this occasion and we are thankful that they alerted the Coastguard when they did
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Dun Laoghaire RNLI rescue two divers off Dublin Bay after they were separated from boat
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They were in the water for over an hour
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