# survivor

This year

2023

# survivor

'I could have gone on a downward spiral. Sport saved my life'

Ireland international Brittany Hogan opens up about childhood trauma, and her pride in representing Ireland.

21.5k

Feb 18th 2023, 10:00 AM

All time

# Russia

Survivor found after fatal explosion and fire in Siberian coal mine

Dozens of people died in the Listvyazhnaya mine in southwest Siberia.

7.2k

Nov 26th 2021, 1:09 PM

# Alan Black

Kingsmill massacre survivor: 'What Barry McElduff did was dancing on their graves'

Alan Black gave a heartbreaking account of the events of that day after an offensive video was posted to social media last week.

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Jan 14th 2018, 11:19 AM

# survivor

Australian man miraculously escapes after holding his head barely above water... for five hours

45-year-old Daniel Miller escaped with his life after the excavator he was driving pinned him almost beneath the surface of a waterlogged dam for five hours.

46.2k

Feb 9th 2017, 5:52 PM

# survivor

'It’s only when it’s taken away from you, you realise how much you love it'

John McGrath is excited for the new campaign with Wicklow, almost six years on from his leukaemia diagnosis.

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Jan 5th 2017, 7:17 PM

# survivor

'There were days when it was hard to get out of the bed, to be honest'

Kilkenny’s All-Ireland senior camogie winning manager Ann Downey has won numerous battles on and off the pitch.

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Dec 22nd 2016, 9:38 PM

# Volcan Cayambe

Woman who lost leg in Boston Marathon bombing climbs 19,000ft mountain

The professional ballroom dancer lost a leg in the 2013 attacks.

12.0k

Jul 25th 2016, 9:33 PM

# RIP

Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel wrote tens of books and was a professor and Nobel Prize winner.

18.8k

Jul 3rd 2016, 12:50 PM

# rock n road

I Will Survive: A Soundtrack to Put You in Fighting Form

We’ve sorted the playlist to help you move on.

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May 16th 2016, 1:55 PM

# I'm a survivor

A Holocaust survivor has been named the world's oldest man

Israel Kristal survived two world wars and the Holocaust before moving to Israel and opening a sweet shop.

29.9k

Mar 11th 2016, 5:17 PM

# daffodil day

"You're told you have bowel cancer and you just kind of go into a daze at that point"

Andrew Jones was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2013. He fought hard to beat it.

19.7k

Mar 11th 2016, 6:02 AM

# survivor

Man survived six days without food or water in Australian outback by copying Bear Grylls

Reg Foggerdy ate ants for sustenance during the ordeal.

27.2k

Nov 3rd 2015, 8:00 PM

# Guatemala

Families receive text messages from trapped relatives after 30 people killed by landslide

The incident happened yesterday near the Guatemalan capital city.

9.9k

Oct 3rd 2015, 12:22 PM

# survivor

'My brain tumour has returned for a fifth time, but I won't let that define me'

“I am wracked with guilt at the thought of not being around for my daughter.”

21.1k

Oct 3rd 2015, 8:30 AM

# San Francisco

Praise for brave Berkeley survivor who says he feels guilty he survived

Murray is one of seven Irish students who were injured when a balcony collapsed in Berkeley, San Francisco in June.

28.2k

Sep 12th 2015, 12:35 PM

# Funds

Tag-rugby fundraiser raises over €16k for Berkeley survivor

Aoife Beary is in a rehabilitation centre in the US.

13.9k

Jul 26th 2015, 3:00 PM

# bravery

Coma survivor who fell off 20ft balcony says he owes his life to paramedic who saved him

Oisin Merritt said he tries every day to stay positive.

21.7k

Jun 10th 2015, 8:04 PM

# survivor

Elderly woman found after surviving on oranges and rainwater in the desert

Her husband was found dead near their car.

16.9k

May 26th 2015, 9:08 AM

# express yourself

Woman lost in New Zealand wilderness survives by drinking her own breast milk

That’s a new one.

25.3k

May 11th 2015, 7:42 AM

# survivor

101-year-old man pulled from rubble alive is surprised he survived second Nepal quake

Irish Aid has today delivered more than 63 tonnes of life-saving humanitarian supplies.

10.9k

May 4th 2015, 11:49 AM

# survivor

Two people pulled alive from rubble five days after Nepal earthquake

One, a 15-year-old boy, was dazed and covered in dust when he was brought out from the wreckage of a building.

15.2k

Apr 30th 2015, 11:50 PM

# Lucky Escape

WATCH: A skydiver survived this terrifying landing

Ouch.

19.6k

Apr 18th 2015, 6:23 PM

# raw fish and rainwater

'I thought I lost you': Sailor missing at sea for 66 days found safe and well

Louis Jordan had been on a fishing trip when he hit a rough patch of weather.

21.8k

Apr 3rd 2015, 8:22 AM

# survivor

Galway legend Padraic Joyce helps save his club from senior relegation

The veteran forward scored an early goal to set Killererin on course for safety.

11.2k

Oct 18th 2014, 7:38 PM

# survivor

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

The cow survived by basically eating everything on the island

43.9k

Sep 30th 2014, 3:32 PM

# To the rescue

Man jumps into River Liffey to save his blind dog

Stevie is safe and recovering at home.

40.7k

Jun 30th 2014, 8:30 PM

# For Sale

Letter written on the day the Titanic sank sells for €145,000

Esther Hart, who wrote the letter, survived that day.

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Apr 26th 2014, 6:25 PM

# Child Abuse

‘It’s important to have a survivor at the heart of the Vatican’ says Marie Collins

She said she hopes that more lay people and survivors of abuse will be asked to join the council.

4.2k

Mar 29th 2014, 7:45 AM

# survivor

SXSW crash survivor's favourite band play a private gig in her hospital room

Mason was one of the 25 people injured in the crash at the festival last week.

3.0k

Mar 18th 2014, 4:10 PM

# survivor

The oldest-known Holocaust survivor has died aged 110

Alice Herz-Sommer died in London on Sunday after a short illness.

12.4k

Feb 24th 2014, 7:25 AM

# tech tiger

Printer plays outstanding rendition of Eye of the Tiger

It went the distance and now it’s back on its feet.

2.0k

Feb 20th 2014, 12:01 PM

# peace on earth

The essential 'Christmas at home' survival guide

All this time with your family can be tricky, here are a few tips to make it easier.

7.9k

Dec 22nd 2013, 11:00 AM

# tiger tiger

Here's why you should never turn your back on a tiger

In case you were thinking about it.

3.1k

Nov 20th 2013, 10:30 PM

# Boston bombings

Survivor of Boston Marathon bombing to write a book

A man who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon bombings and helped to identify the perpetrators is working on a memoir.

8.3k

Sep 5th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Oklahoma

VIDEO: Emotional reunion as tornado survivor finds dog buried alive under house

Barbara Garcia was in the middle of an interview with a CBS reporter when the little pooch poked his head out of the rubble.

9.6k

May 21st 2013, 11:37 AM

# Magdalenes

Oldest known Magdalene survivor dies at 97

Madge O’Connell entered the laundry when she was 34 and spent the rest of her life in the care of nuns.

14.2k

May 16th 2013, 8:38 PM

# Bethany Home

Bethany Home survivors: 'State ignored us as children, and is still ignoring us'

The survivors say that they feel let down by the government as they fight for redress and an apology for what they underwent while at the home.

5.3k

May 15th 2013, 6:30 AM

# need to know

The Evening Fix... now with added ways to leave your job

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

12.5k

May 10th 2013, 7:50 PM

# Miracle

Woman found alive 17 days after Bangladesh building collapse

The survivor is said to be in remarkably good shape despite her ordeal.

9.7k

May 10th 2013, 1:16 PM

Voices

Catholic child abuse: 164 allegations against 85 priests have led to zero convictions

“I am one of the fortunate survivors to have succeeded in securing a criminal conviction against one of two Spiritan priests who sexually abused me,” writes campaigner Mark Vincent Healy.

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Apr 24th 2013, 9:00 PM