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Local garda swims out and rescues man who'd jumped from a bridge in Sligo
Wicklow man who joined Wimbledon game plans to auction Kim Clijsters' skirt for charity
'I wasn't prepared to let her drown' - Woman who saved 10-year-old girl on beach
Ice-cream van to the rescue after transporting patient from Portmarnock beach
Irish mother hails 'hero' son who punched shark that attacked his wife
Ibrahimovic feels 'like Benjamin Button'
Heroic Sunderland winger Duncan Watmore saves three pensioners' lives
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: I am like Indiana Jones
Shane Lowry gave out cans of Guinness to fans at the Phoenix Open
People are loving this Mam's hack for drinking wine on the train
Taxi driver rescues family trapped inside a burning house at 4.30am
A lovely dad passed out sweets on a plane so his daughter could go trick-or-treating
Hero who saved the life of a four-month-old baby honoured at special event
Michael Fassbender belted out an absolute tune on stage in Killarney last night
Neymar the hero as Brazil emerge from the jungle with victory
'I had to get off the mark at some stage'
US Olympic hero Katie Ledecky on why she's passing up an estimated $5 million per year
Gold! Paul O'Donovan blows rivals away to storm to World Rowing Championship glory
Gigi Buffon is on his holidays but still gave these kids a moment they'll never forget
This boy sang Baa Baa Black Sheep as Gaeilge on holiday and confused the British around him
Gig-goer rescues man from Liffey after concert in the 3Arena
This couple just realised one of their wedding photos contains a brilliant photobomb
Cork parents praise 'heroic' woman who jumped into river and saved three-year-old boy
The hero of the Buncrana tragedy was given a guard of honour today
This Offaly lad saved a woman from getting clamped and left her a sound note
Stiliyan Petrov plans to return to professional football after full recovery from leukaemia
Take a break and watch this little Irish girl not quite managing human flight
This little Irish girl tried to fly in a hotel room but didn't quite pull it off
Man who saved elderly woman from burning bus settles damages claim
'Cristiano showed why he is best in the world'
"Rioghnach-Ann is a beautiful baby" - Buncrana hero shares emotional post
The man with the most University Challenge name ever was back with a bang last night
'I consider myself very lucky' -- O'Connell ready to improve golf game after dominating Irish rugby
'He was screaming and there was blood everywhere' - garda awarded €200,000 after pit bull attack
An audience member got up in the middle of the Late Late to run to the jacks
An audience member got up in the middle of The Late Late to run to the jacks
'You gave us so much': The music world mourns David Bowie
10 reasons why Jon Walters is an Irish sporting hero
Bono brought up a tiny U2 fan to sing and play guitar on stage last night
Bono brought up a tiny U2 fan to sing and play guitar on stage in Belfast last night