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# castaway - Tuesday 7 November, 2017
Mystery of enormous 60-foot whale washed up dead on Donegal island
The enormous baleen whale had been dead for about two weeks. How it died is a mystery however.
# castaway - Tuesday 31 October, 2017
Two women who claim they were lost at sea for five months didn't activate their rescue beacon
Doubts have been raised about their story.
# castaway - Thursday 23 July, 2015
10 excellent Desert Island Discs episodes you need to download
Walking, running, bussing, sitting. There’s something here for everyone.
# castaway - Tuesday 30 September, 2014
Cow missing for two months turns up alive on island with surprise companion
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
It was just too much.
# castaway - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Stranded snorkellers saved after writing huge SOS in the sand
And we thought that only happened in the movies.
# castaway - Sunday 16 February, 2014
Doctors extend Salvadoran castaway's hospital stay for psychological examination
However, he is said to be in ‘remarkable physical shape’.
# castaway - Tuesday 4 February, 2014
Castaway says dreams about his family (and food) sustained him
Fisherman Jose Salvador Alvarenga said he thought about suicide during his 13 months adrift in the Pacific.
# castaway - Monday 3 February, 2014
"I feel bad": Castaway arrives home after year adrift at sea
Jose Ivan said he had set sail from Mexico on Christmas Eve, 2012.
# castaway - Saturday 1 February, 2014
Castaway survived 16 months adrift at sea by eating turtles
The man washed up on Thursday and said he has been floating in the Pacific since September 2012.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
January is (finally!) over. Here are the nine things you need to know as your weekend – and February – begins.
# castaway - Tuesday 1 October, 2013
The best moments from Tom Hanks 'ask me anything'
AMAs are like a box of chocolates…
# castaway - Tuesday 24 September, 2013
This man is seeking a woman to live on Inishfree with him Castaway style
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
Fisherman recovered alive after four months at sea
Asked what he wanted after his four months floating away, the Kiribati fisherman said: “Smoke.”
# castaway - Monday 14 May, 2012
Fisherman sues cruise ship that sailed past stranded vessel
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
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…
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Poll: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
WE ARE 18 days away from Christmas – that’s 17 shopping days. That’s 408 hours (sorry).
It always seems as though there are those who get the shopping out of the way in March where some like that last minute panic on Christmas Eve.
So, this morning we want to know: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
Poll Results:
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No (1518)
I've done it all (smug) (889)
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From the Garden: Buying a real Christmas tree supports local jobs and brings a certain magic to the home
By Michael Kelly
A real tree is a much greener option than one made from plastic, writes Michael Kelly.
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old HR manager in Cork on €50,000 putting in a lot of hours at work
By TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: 'Hong Kong people are more tolerant of radical protest because of guilt - not anger'
By Dr Chung Kam Kwok
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