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# castaway - Wednesday 4 August, 2021

Nuno wants to solve Harry Kane situation internally to avoid ‘public argument’

# Spurs

From The42

# Spurs

Nuno wants to solve Harry Kane situation internally to avoid ‘public argument’

Aug 4th 2021, 10:41 PM 5,916 Views 6 Comments

The striker is due back at the club later this week after missing pre-season tests, and is set to be fined

# castaway - Tuesday 7 November, 2017

# Castaway

Mystery of enormous 60-foot whale washed up dead on Donegal island

Nov 7th 2017, 6:40 PM 42,565 Views 55 Comments

The enormous baleen whale had been dead for about two weeks. How it died is a mystery however.

# castaway - Tuesday 31 October, 2017

# Pacific Ocean

Two women who claim they were lost at sea for five months didn't activate their rescue beacon

Oct 31st 2017, 4:12 PM 59,180 Views 29 Comments

Doubts have been raised about their story.

# castaway - Thursday 23 July, 2015

10 excellent Desert Island Discs episodes you need to download

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From The Daily Edge

# Castaway

10 excellent Desert Island Discs episodes you need to download

Jul 23rd 2015, 10:40 AM 18,364 Views 6 Comments

Walking, running, bussing, sitting. There’s something here for everyone.

# castaway - Tuesday 30 September, 2014

# Survivor

Cow missing for two months turns up alive on island with surprise companion

Sep 30th 2014, 3:32 PM 43,853 Views 48 Comments

The cow survived by basically eating everything on the island

# castaway - Sunday 4 May, 2014

A volleyball named Wilson had Ireland sobbing its heart out last night

# Wilsooooon

From The Daily Edge

# Wilsooooon

A volleyball named Wilson had Ireland sobbing its heart out last night

May 4th 2014, 11:30 AM 6,273 Views 4 Comments

It was just too much.

# castaway - Wednesday 23 April, 2014

Stranded snorkellers saved after writing huge SOS in the sand

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From The Daily Edge

# Castaway

Stranded snorkellers saved after writing huge SOS in the sand

Apr 23rd 2014, 2:28 PM 3,424 Views 0 Comments

And we thought that only happened in the movies.

# castaway - Sunday 16 February, 2014

# Jose

Doctors extend Salvadoran castaway's hospital stay for psychological examination

Feb 16th 2014, 8:15 AM 15,791 Views 20 Comments

However, he is said to be in ‘remarkable physical shape’.

# castaway - Tuesday 4 February, 2014

# Adrift

Castaway says dreams about his family (and food) sustained him

Feb 4th 2014, 9:52 AM 16,583 Views 29 Comments

Fisherman Jose Salvador Alvarenga said he thought about suicide during his 13 months adrift in the Pacific.

# castaway - Monday 3 February, 2014

# Sail Away

"I feel bad": Castaway arrives home after year adrift at sea

Feb 3rd 2014, 6:10 PM 37,949 Views 47 Comments

Jose Ivan said he had set sail from Mexico on Christmas Eve, 2012.

# castaway - Saturday 1 February, 2014

# At Sea

Castaway survived 16 months adrift at sea by eating turtles

Feb 1st 2014, 10:15 AM 38,550 Views 38 Comments

The man washed up on Thursday and said he has been floating in the Pacific since September 2012.

Good Morning - Feb 1st 2014, 8:58 AM

The 9 at 9

January is (finally!) over. Here are the nine things you need to know as your weekend – and February – begins.

9,223 Views 1 Comment

# castaway - Tuesday 1 October, 2013

The best moments from Tom Hanks 'ask me anything'

# Hanks A Lot

From The Daily Edge

# Hanks A Lot

The best moments from Tom Hanks 'ask me anything'

Oct 1st 2013, 10:05 AM 2,771 Views 0 Comments

AMAs are like a box of chocolates…

# castaway - Tuesday 24 September, 2013

# Castaway

This man is seeking a woman to live on Inishfree with him Castaway style

Sep 24th 2013, 1:10 PM 26,115 Views 70 Comments

John McManus told TheJournal.ie that there doesn’t have to be a romantic element to the relationship “but it’d be nice to have a love interest”.

# castaway - Friday 14 September, 2012

# Castaway

Fisherman recovered alive after four months at sea

Sep 14th 2012, 7:55 AM 20,417 Views 39 Comments

Asked what he wanted after his four months floating away, the Kiribati fisherman said: “Smoke.”

# castaway - Monday 14 May, 2012

# Castaway

Fisherman sues cruise ship that sailed past stranded vessel

May 14th 2012, 10:27 AM 3,452 Views 9 Comments

The Panamanian fisherman watched his two companions die after a US cruise liner sailed past their distressed vessel in the middle of the Pacific and failed to stop.

# castaway - Saturday 10 September, 2011

Photos: Man to live on 'desert island' in the middle of the River Liffey

# Castaway

From The Daily Edge

# Castaway

Photos: Man to live on 'desert island' in the middle of the River Liffey

Sep 10th 2011, 2:51 PM 4,906 Views 21 Comments

Visual artist Fergal McCarthy has this afternoon taken up residence on a man-made tropical island in the middle of the Liffey in Dublin city centre…