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#Good Samaritan
# good-samaritan - Saturday 11 February, 2017
Man who came to aid of crash victim has own car cut to pieces by emergency services
Paul Egan’s car was destroyed in the process, but now a fundraising campaign has been set up to aid his compensation.
# good-samaritan - Monday 19 December, 2016
Over €20,000 raised to aid recovery of Maynooth student Kym Owens
The teenager suffered multiple injuries as she walked back to her student accommodation late last month.
# good-samaritan - Wednesday 12 October, 2016
Controversial PSG defender Aurier praised for 'saving the life' of opponent
The Ivorian has been commended for helping Mali’s Moussa Doumbia, who was knocked out during their recent international match.
# good-samaritan - Monday 11 January, 2016
Watch: Train passenger gives shivering homeless man his t-shirt
The video has since gone viral.
# good-samaritan - Friday 18 December, 2015
Priest gave burglar a lift into town after finding him in his wardrobe
The man had sent the priest a Christmas card shortly before the robbery.
# good-samaritan - Wednesday 3 June, 2015
# good-samaritan - Saturday 18 April, 2015
VIDEO: Man jumps to rescue passenger from subway tracks
Holding out for a hero.
# good-samaritan - Friday 6 February, 2015
Dublin lad's bike saved by a stranger's act of kindness
There are good people about.
# good-samaritan - Friday 26 December, 2014
Do we legally have to stop and help someone in danger?
Right now, not really.
# good-samaritan - Tuesday 16 December, 2014
This chef is offering up his home and dinner to a family in need at Christmas
The 41-year-old from Dublin has been unemployed for the last two years after a heart attack forced him to give up his job as a professional chef.
# good-samaritan - Wednesday 24 September, 2014
The public could become life savers under a new plan to fight cardiac arrests
A programme to install public access defibrillators around the country has been looked at.
# good-samaritan - Friday 27 June, 2014
Opinion: A story of a good bus driver and a cyclist on Dublin's quays
After I was hit by a driver on the quays, I was overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers.
# good-samaritan - Monday 23 June, 2014
Guy drives around offering free lifts home to people who've been drinking
There was a deeper meaning to it all though.
# good-samaritan - Monday 16 June, 2014
Did you leave your dad's Father's Day present on the DART on Saturday?
There’s a very disappointed dad out there in Dublin.
# good-samaritan - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
Millionaire hides envelopes of cash around San Francisco
The real estate moneybags wants to put a smile on people’s faces.
# good-samaritan - Friday 25 April, 2014
Good Samaritan saves mum and three kids from living in their car
Sabrina McMahon’s story is not an unusual one, TD Catherine Murphy has said.
# good-samaritan - Thursday 6 March, 2014
This eight-year-old raised over €13k to help pay for his classmates' school lunches
The young boy launched an online campaign to make sure everyone got a hot lunch.
# good-samaritan - Wednesday 26 February, 2014
Poll: What would you do if you found a money-filled wallet?
€100, in a wallet, on the street. What’s your next move?
# good-samaritan - Thursday 20 February, 2014
Norwegians react wonderfully to freezing boy at bus stop
We’re not crying, it’s the wind.
# good-samaritan - Monday 17 February, 2014
Homeless man donates chance €2 million lotto win to charity
He bought the ticket with his last few coins.
# good-samaritan - Thursday 2 January, 2014
Watch as kind strangers help out mother unable to pay for groceries
A hidden camera show reveals fellow customers giving a helping hand.
# good-samaritan - Monday 30 December, 2013
Good samaritan dog refuses to leave friend's side after he was hit by a car
Careful now, this one will hit you right in your heart.
# good-samaritan - Tuesday 12 November, 2013
Would you return €70k you found in a desk bought online?
This guy did.
# good-samaritan - Friday 2 August, 2013
Man’s wallet is returned to him, 24 years after he lost it
He might need to renew that library card.
# good-samaritan - Friday 25 January, 2013
Grateful family search for Dublin Airport 'Good Samaritan'
When 85-year-old Jack Healy collapsed outside Terminal 2, an American nurse stepped in to administer CPR. Can you help trace her?
# good-samaritan - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
One in every six calls to Samaritans were recession-related
This was the busiest year yet for Samaritans, with longer calls to their helpline and more face-to-face contact at its branches.
# good-samaritan - Sunday 22 January, 2012
Kildare drivers least likely to be 'good samaritans'
Drivers in Donegal and Kerry are most likely to stop and help a stranded motorist – but Kildare and Meath drivers are least likely to intervene.
# good-samaritan - Thursday 24 November, 2011
Charges dropped against Seattle 'superhero' Phoenix Jones
City Attorney Pete Holmes said there were “proof problems” in bringing a case against Ben Fodor/Phoenix Jones, but insists he is “no hero”.
# good-samaritan - Sunday 2 October, 2011
Cartoonist recovers pieces stolen from train in Kildare
Donal Casey’s cartoons were stolen from the train at Newbridge, has he travelled to prepare for an exhibition. A good Samaritan came across the stolen items and returned them.
# good-samaritan - Friday 24 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Friday
In your evening wrap-up: Does the DAA chief deserve a bonus? How is Ireland so good at boxing? And shouldn’t they have called the movie The Anti-Social Network?
Take 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Could a new Civil Law bill make us nicer people?
New legislation published by Alan Shatter will give legal protection to citizens acting as ‘Good Samaritans’.
Your say
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Poll: What's the best way to eat spuds?
WITH MANY OF us remaining at home in recent weeks, some of us have been turning our hand to a lot more cooking than we may normally have done.
A chance to be more creative for sure, but also a chance to cook the old reliables and make sure they’re done well.
One thing we all have a preference on is potatoes.
But what is the best way to eat them?
Poll Results:
Mash (3521)
Roast (3428)
Boiled/Steamed (1938)
Chips (1455)
Gratin (789)
Baked (720)
Fried (262)
I don't like spuds (164)
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Master pastry chef Shane Smith shares his Covid-19 isolation tips and recipes
By Shane Smyth
Tuck in to your weekend food destination with master chef Shane Smyth.
Opinion: Why labelling your emotions can help you cope with coronavirus anxiety
By Professor Brendan Kelly
Opinion: 'Covid-19 is the world's biggest fear. Welcome to my world.' Diary of a man with Cystic Fibrosis
By Trevor O'Sullivan - @elvisrockysly
Trevor O’Sullivan documents his challenges as a person with CF during the Covid-19 crisis.
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