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Storm Emma 2018: Ireland's Community Spirit is Alive and Well

We've collected a few stories from twitter that proves that community and volunteering are alive and well Ireland. Thanks to everyone who gave their time to help others during #StormEmma #BeastFromTheEast!
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A video of the great residence of recovering RRV today on the Tallaght Lucan ring road.

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⭐️My taxi driver (66) told me he worked each day of ferrying patients to Tallaght/Beaumont for dialysis. A man in Newtownmountkennedy was snowed in. Taxi man carried him 0.5km to the car. I’m in awe ⭐️

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Community spirit alive in as locals clear the snow in 'Star Wars-like' scene (BG)

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Free bread dropped just now at Maureens. Free for all and she will give to those who really need it. Maureen is open for most of the day, pop on down and grab some grub before it's all gone...plenty of ham and cheese and biccies here left.

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Thank you to all the ISL interpreters at , ISL presenters on News for the Deaf & those who took time out to translate & share on social media during to ensure Deaf people got some information through ISL

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Great example of community spirit during . Thanks to everyone who helped in so many different ways

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Templeogue community helping kids back to school tomorrow by clearing snow 😁

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ALL DAY members of St Judes GAA and Faughs GAA have transported nurses to and from . THIS is and NOT what happened at Lidl tonight...Will THIS be retweeted??

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Some of our FCC Emergency Management Volunteer Unit out supporting in Dublin 15 today checking in on some of our more vulnerable residents.

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Local farming community have done amazing work today clearing local roads here around Gorey. So grateful. They were at it for hours!

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Here’s our staff member Kevin, who visited one of our ALONE tenants earlier to shovel the snow from his driveway. Well done Kevin!

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The 'Community Spirit' of the past few days gives me such hope for what we are made of as a people. Fair play...

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