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# we can be heroes

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The 13 true Irish heroes of 2016

We salute you.

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Dec 18th 2016, 8:15 PM

9 everyday heroes who make life that bit easier

Legends. All of them.

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Jan 24th 2016, 2:55 PM

13 heroes of the Yes campaign

The Irish people have voted for same-sex marriage but some campaigners deserve a special mention.

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May 23rd 2015, 9:30 PM

Touching comic tells story of homeless man who saved rabbit from Liffey

John Byrne jumped in after his pet rabbit Barney in 2012 after another man threw the animal into the water.

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Aug 8th 2014, 3:20 PM

Laugh and cry as these Grannies take their first ever flight

An and Ria are in their seventies.

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Apr 12th 2014, 9:05 AM