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Monday 30 November 2020
The two fishermen were given a mayoral award earlier this year for their rescue of two paddleboarders.
Over the past week, eight separate incidents arose in the Dublin-Wicklow area alone.
The Greystones Coast Guard has shared images of the helicopter rescue.
The children were rescued this afternoon.
An adult and a teenager were rescued today at the Howth cliffs.
Patrick and Morgan Oliver answered the call again today.
Homeowners and businesses have begun cleaning up following the storm.
Last month Dogs Trust received the highest number of surrender request calls from dog owners since April.
Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn recalled their ordeal at sea in August.
Mícheál Keogh (22) was swimming at Com Dhíneol beach when he noticed a family get into difficulty yesterday afternoon.
There was jubilation this week when cousins Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn were found off Inis Oirr.
Callum Keane’s mother said she was delighted the two boys were safe and that she was very proud of her son.
It’s not thought the young girl’s condition is serious.
The 23-year-olds had intended to be gone for about five days, according to police.
The boat was in danger of being swept onto rocks.
Five other kayakers managed to escape the incident.
Gardaí said the weather conditions at the time were hazardous and the three members involved in the rescue acted quickly to get the man out of the water.
More than 2,000 people have been forced to leave their flooded homes.
The man lives in one of the remotest parts if Alaska.
The Coast Guard rescued the woman, who is aged in her 50s, yesterday.
The dogs had to be sedated before they could be treated or groomed.
At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes.
They would be sighted regularly off the coast of Greenland.
The man was airlifted to hospital.
One person was taken to hospital.
The company said it has been accused by the Coast Guard of overcharging on a contract – an accusation it rejects.
The RNLI has released footae of the rescue.
Volcanic gases are still venting from the crater, and scientists have said another eruption is possible.
Last week, a video went viral of a woman who walked into a bushfire to save the koala.
She’s understood to have jumped around 10 metres when she got into difficulty.
Rescue personnel quickly located the woman in bushes on an island in the River Fergus.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at Dublin’s Portmarnock Beach at 2.20pm.
Units from the Coast Guard and RNLI joined in the operation as the pair safely reached the shore.
The mammal was later found dead in a nearby river.
Weather conditions at the time were windy at the popular kite surfing spot.
The EU is winding down Operation Sophia amid pressure from Italy and other countries.
The woman, a tourist aged in her 50s, was in an area inaccessible by land vehicles.
The weather conditions were not good with strong gale force winds.
Around 1,000 volunteers help operate the service.
Despite near dark conditions, the lifeboat was able to bring the bull ashore.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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