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# lucky-escape - Saturday 21 December, 2019
Garda escapes injury after patrol car bursts into flames on Clare motorway
It’s understood the garda heard a bang which was followed by a burst of flames while travelling on the M18.
# lucky-escape - Monday 26 August, 2019
Two-time Olympic champion lucky to escape head-on collision with bus
David Rudisha was involved in a serious accident on Saturday night but escaped unharmed.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
'Increíble' - Young Mexican footballer scores one of the luckiest penalties we've seen
The Chivas U17s player appeared to have missed the spot-kick after crashing his shot off the crossbar.
# lucky-escape - Monday 5 November, 2018
'The blood alcohol test was negative': Toulon set the record straight over Savea car crash
The All Black winger fell asleep behind the wheel of the car he was driving on Saturday night.
# lucky-escape - Saturday 8 September, 2018
Family lucky to be alive as mother fell onto tracks with baby as tube approached
The woman was pushing her child in the buggy along while looking up at the information board.
# lucky-escape - Friday 31 August, 2018
Ericsson walks away unscathed after 220 mph crash in Italian Grand Prix practice round
Marcus Ericsson’s Sauber flipped and crashed against the barriers during his first lap at Monza.
# lucky-escape - Friday 13 April, 2018
'We were not at the races': Wenger admits Arsenal were on the ropes against CSKA
The Gunners produced a late salvo to advance.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
Troy Deeney facing no disciplinary action for middle-finger gesture to Chelsea fans
The Watford striker will not be punished for raising his middle finger towards Blues fans while celebrating a goal.
# lucky-escape - Sunday 14 January, 2018
Turkish plane comes just metres from skidding into the sea
There were no injuries.
# lucky-escape - Saturday 23 December, 2017
Two people rescued after becoming lost in the foggy darkness of Achill Island last night
Achill Coast Guard doesn’t think the pair would have survived the night otherwise.
# lucky-escape - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
Celtic qualify for Europa League despite slipping to Anderlecht defeat
Jozo Simunoviv’s own goal separated the sides in Glasgow.
# lucky-escape - Friday 24 November, 2017
Late Trimble try rescues unconvincing Ulster from Italian heartbreak
The visiting Benetton side were forced to undergo a rushed warm-up after the team bus was in a minor crash before the game.
# lucky-escape - Friday 6 October, 2017
Toddler rescued after being trapped in Swiss Alps crevice for 12 hours
The girl fell into a deep crevice during a family hike in the Swiss Alps.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 30 August, 2017
'I was just really concerned for my kids': Irishman in Texas evacuated from house in boat
The full horrors of the monster storm Hurricane Harvey began emerging today.
# lucky-escape - Monday 28 August, 2017
Scottish international 'recovering at home' after being rescued from a river
Gary Mackay-Steven had been on a night out in Glasgow.
# lucky-escape - Thursday 10 August, 2017
8-month-old in New York survived 3 days in a plastic bag after mother abandoned her
The girl’s mother, who is 17, faces charges of attempted murder.
# lucky-escape - Tuesday 27 June, 2017
CCTV footage shows man hit by bus in England escape without serious injuries
The man was crossing the street on Saturday morning when he was struck by the bus.
# lucky-escape - Monday 26 June, 2017
14-year-old girl caught by bystanders after falling 25 feet from amusement park ride
The ride at Six Flags amusement park in upstate New York has since been declared safe.
# lucky-escape - Monday 19 June, 2017
Gardaí to the rescue after dog found locked inside car in today's soaring temperatures
“Never lock animals in cars,” the gardaí warned.
# lucky-escape - Sunday 11 June, 2017
Watch: All the goals from Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Austria
Meanwhile, Shane Duffy had a goal disallowed.
# lucky-escape - Sunday 30 April, 2017
Lucky break for Poulter as he gets to keep his PGA Tour card after all
The English golfer thought he had lost his playing rights for 2018, but a rules change has worked in his favour.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 19 April, 2017
Fire crews free boy after he got his hand trapped inside a cinema seat
The boy had been going to see the new Smurfs film with his family.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 12 April, 2017
Dortmund's Bartra has operation on broken bone after being hit by blast debris
Goalkeeper Roman Burki has described what happened and given some information on team-mate Marc Bartra.
# lucky-escape - Monday 27 February, 2017
Louis Walsh's brother crash lands helicopter safely in New Jersey
The incident happened at Chatham in the US state last Friday.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 18 January, 2017
Olympic sprinter Ellington surprised to be alive after 'horrific accident' in Spain
The Team GB athlete is recovering in hospital.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 23 November, 2016
Cyclist escapes with her life after truck crushes her bike
The incident happened at the corner of Summerhill Parade at 8.45am.
# lucky-escape - Friday 26 August, 2016
Billionaire Richard Branson thought he was going to die after falling off his bike
He shared photos of his injuries today.
# lucky-escape - Sunday 7 August, 2016
Dublin bike ends up under taxi in city centre collision
The cyclist was thrown clear from the collision but still received injuries to their leg.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 3 August, 2016
Gardaí rescue 14 puppies from boot of car at Dublin Port
The pups were set to be smuggled out of the country without pet passports or valid travel documents.
# lucky-escape - Friday 29 July, 2016
Somehow nobody was injured in this crash in Dublin
The two-car collision occurred on Hearse Road in Donabate, north County Dublin at around 10.30am yesterday morning.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 8 June, 2016
4-year-old who was 'internally decapitated' in horrific crash to make a full recovery
The quick thinking of a passerby may have saved the young boy’s life.
# lucky-escape - Thursday 2 June, 2016
'I was lucky I wasn't disqualified' - Djokovic on racquet that nearly hit official
But the world number one made light work of Tomas Berdych to book a semi-final spot against rising Austrian star Dominic Thiem.
# lucky-escape - Tuesday 10 May, 2016
Pilot escapes injury after plane crash on Tory Island
A spokesperson for The Air Accident Investigations Unit confirmed that it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the event.
# lucky-escape - Tuesday 19 April, 2016
'I can't put my family through that again' - Nick Blackwell retires from boxing
But the British fighter insists there are ‘no hard feelings’ towards Chris Eubank Jr following the bout that ended his career.
# lucky-escape - Wednesday 13 April, 2016
American woman, 72, survives desert after writing 'Help' with sticks and rocks
She survived by drinking pond water and eating plants.
# lucky-escape - Sunday 20 March, 2016
Fernando Alonso somehow walked away from this horrifying, high-speed crash unharmed
The Spaniard admitted afterwards that he was lucky to be alive.
# lucky-escape - Tuesday 26 January, 2016
Ellie Goulding nearly drowned after driving over frozen lake in Norway
She had to escape through the roof of her vehicle.
# lucky-escape - Monday 4 January, 2016
German international lost all his holiday possessions in Dubai hotel fire
Ron-Robert Zieler’s room at The Address hotel was gutted on New Year’s Eve.
# lucky-escape - Thursday 10 December, 2015
Homeless man 'lucky to be alive' after being thrown into rubbish truck
He went through two compaction cycles.
# lucky-escape - Sunday 6 December, 2015
Morgan Freeman in emergency plane landing
Thankfully the actor escaped without injury.
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Poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
THIS IS THE first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened for businesses on Monday.
There are strict guidelines in place for the businesses due to Covid-19 restrictions, with a time limits in place for patrons and a requirement to buy a meal if people are consuming alcohol.
TheJournal.ie visited some pubs earlier in the week to see what the ‘new normal’ is like, but will you?
Today’s poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
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I won't be going to either (1400)
Yes, I'll be heading to a restaurant (265)
Yes, I'll be heading to a pub (210)
I've no bookings made but I might (151)
I hope to go to both (94)
I've made several bookings (24)
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