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Wrote an hilarious, moving and thought provoking piece about street harassment and other people’s opinions on her appearance after encountering some true rotters in her time. Ended up trending on Twitter and going on Liveline.
6. The Cork lad who took his taxi driver to a theme park because he’d never been before
Liam Murphy was in a taxi on his way to the Ferrari World Theme Park in UAE, when he copped that his Indian taxi driver Shakiha had never been on a rollercoaster. So he bought him a ticket.
8. The Waterford takeaway who sent a lovely note to a grieving family
China Kitchen in Lisduggan received an order to the cancer ward at Waterford regional hospital from a Tipp family. They slipped this little note in with the food.
In such a horrible time for our family the goodness of people was presented to us in many ways but no better way than a simple message written on a peace of paper. Such a gesture deserves credit.
9. The taxi driver who gave out free lifts to Leaving Cert students
Ballyhaunis man Joe Freeley of Joe Maxi Taxis gave free lifts on results night, asking only for a voluntary donation to Pieta House.
Authorisation letter for tonight's fundraising while I bring Leaving Cert Students home FREE voluntary fare to Pieta pic.twitter.com/X0lJAIcVaU
— Dove Release for any occasion (@joemaxitaxi) August 12, 2015
Friday 22 November, 2024
Friday 22 November, 2024
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11 of the true heroes of 2015
1. The guy who made it #HomeToVote by the skin of his teeth
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Despite flight delays and lift issues he landed in Dublin at 8.30pm and cast his vote just in time.
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2. The guy who made the greatest catch of all time
David Achter do Molen was performing at a festival in Holland when he pulled off the most rockstar move of all time.
3. The Derry bus driver who stopped for ice pops
He wanted to do the Lotto, so he stopped at the shop and did his Lotto, and also bought ice pops for his passengers to make up for the delay.
4. Dave Grohl
Snotted himself off a stage in Gothenberg in June, broke his leg, carried on with the show.
5. Alison Spittle
Wrote an hilarious, moving and thought provoking piece about street harassment and other people’s opinions on her appearance after encountering some true rotters in her time. Ended up trending on Twitter and going on Liveline.
6. The Cork lad who took his taxi driver to a theme park because he’d never been before
Liam Murphy was in a taxi on his way to the Ferrari World Theme Park in UAE, when he copped that his Indian taxi driver Shakiha had never been on a rollercoaster. So he bought him a ticket.
7. The Galway Gardaí who bought this lost rabbit a salad
“What do rabbits like?!
“Salad”
“Grand”
Snowy was eventually returned to his owners in Salthill.
8. The Waterford takeaway who sent a lovely note to a grieving family
China Kitchen in Lisduggan received an order to the cancer ward at Waterford regional hospital from a Tipp family. They slipped this little note in with the food.
9. The taxi driver who gave out free lifts to Leaving Cert students
Ballyhaunis man Joe Freeley of Joe Maxi Taxis gave free lifts on results night, asking only for a voluntary donation to Pieta House.
10. The couple who saved the day when some Irish fans lost their rugby world cup tickets in Cardiff
They found the tickets, returned them to the ticket office and then went around with a sign trying to alert them.
11. This little man, who met his bin lorry heroes
Little Quincy just got overwhelmed.
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