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# get out of the water!

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Jaw-dropping scene as pro surfer fends off shark during competition

“I just saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth.”

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Jul 19th 2015, 2:57 PM

Swimming ban continues at Sandymount Strand

Test results from the lab came back today – it wasn’t good news.

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Jul 21st 2014, 5:12 PM

Lunchtime bathers in Cork today got a visit from massive basking shark

No need to panic though, these sharks are veggies.

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Jun 17th 2014, 7:21 PM