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Dramatic rescues

Two people rescued from apartment fire in Farranree, Co Cork
Cork
Fire crews were able to rescue them and take them to safety
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Bundoran RNLI rescue three swimmers from the sea after they got caught in a deadly rip current
RNLI
They had a very lucky escape
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Thai cave rescue: Brave Clare-based diver Jim Warny returns to Ireland after heroic rescue of trapped boys
Clare
He said conditions were 'harsh' inside the cave
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Clare-based hero diver Jim Warny who rescued Thai cave boys to arrive back in Shannon today
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Brave Jim volunteered after a desperate request for experienced divers
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Brave Bangor, Down student saves baby from car wreck in Bangor
Down
Finnian Garbutt has starred in a TV car safety ad and is now a real life hero
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Thailand cave rescue: Diving equipment used to save Thai kids came from Limerick
Thailand
A Clare-based diver also helped with the perilous operation
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Irish Coast Guard rescue baby foal after cliff fall in Bunmahon, Co Waterford
Waterford
Thankfully he wasn't hurt in the ordeal
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RNLI help rescue sisters after inflatable lilo drifts off coast at Duncannon beach, Co Wexford
Irish News
The father of the girls onboard needed "serious medical attention" after the incident
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Woman in her 50s airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following fall at quarry in Dublin
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Locals reported a lot of activity over the area, including loud sirens and another plane flying over
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Cork City Fire Brigade save person's life after individual threatens to jump into the River Lee
Cork
Four units of the fire service responded to an incident on the South Gate Bridge
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Irish Coast Guard helicopter used to rescue man and boy from waters off Bundoran Beach, Co Donegal
Coast Guard
The man was subsequently airlifted and brought to Sligo University Hospital
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Tourist left with leg injury after falling off cliff path in Howth in Dublin
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The Coast Guard helicopter and Dublin Fire Brigade were alerted to the scene
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Canadian tourist tragically dies after 100m fall on Carrauntoohil mountain in Co Kerry
An Garda Siochana
He was climbing the mountain his wife when the incident happened
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Brave Canadian tourist and Garda dive into Cork river to save drowning man
Cork
A garda also jumped in to the river to aid the rescue
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Husband of tragic coastguard hero Caitríona Lucas takes on new challenge in wife's memory
Catriona Lucas
She became the first Coast Guard volunteer to die on a job in September 2016
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Watch: Crosshaven Coast Guard airlift tourist from Blarney Castle, Co Cork, after falling ill
Coast Guard
Helicopter Rescue 115, Fire service and NAS attended the scene of the incident
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Sailor on Lough Derg had to be rescued twice after yacht became stranded
Louth Derg Rescue
Coast Guard and RNLI crews were called out to help the lone boatman
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Three people saved 16 miles off the west coast of Ireland after clinging to raft
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Rescue teams were able to spot flares used by the three people after theirvessel capsized          
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Dublin Coast Guard lifeboat rescues seven teens stranded by high tide
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A Coast Guard helicopter also assisted with the rescue
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Brave rescue volunteer jumped into Belfast river to save life of drowning man
Belfast
The dramatic rescue took place in the early hours of Sunday morning
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Hiker in his 60s dies after rescued from Mangerton Mountain in Kerry
Kerry
A paramedic and seven rescue volunteers worked on the hiker
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Swimmer rushed to hospital after being rescued from the Irish Sea
Irish News
A coastguard helicopter winched the swimmer to safety
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Man fighting for his life in hospital after being washed into the sea in Clare
An Garda Siochana
It's believed the man had been taking photographs at the base of a cliff
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Three stranded climbers rescued after spending the night on Carrauntoohil in Kerry
Kerry
Rescuers battled through treacherous weather conditions to reach the climbers
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