X

Sign in

Try from €1.25 / week

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €1.25 / week

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Budget 2026
  • Race to the Áras
  • Gaza
  • Ukraine
  • Farming
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • Subscribe
  • Puzzles
  • Weather

Caves

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Family members, accompanied by monks and fellow mourners, release the ashes of Duangphet Phromthep in a makeshift boat, along with footballs and some of his prized possessions, into the Mekong River in Chiang Rai Province (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

world

Ashes of Thai cave boy scattered on river after his death at football academy
Family members, monks and friends watched from a boat as the ashes of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand in 2018 were released into the Mekong River.
Portrait of Duangphet Phromthep seen at Wat Phra That Doi Wao temple in Chiang Rai province Thailand (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

world

Funeral of Thai cave boy who died in UK ends with prayers
Former football coach Ekkapol Chanthawong, second right, prays during the funeral ceremony (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

world

Friends and family in Thailand remember boy rescued from cave
Thai cave boy’s ashes arrive home from UK for final farewell

world

Thai cave boy’s ashes arrive home from UK for final farewell
Manchester United v Everton - Premier League - Old Trafford

world

Teenager who was rescued from Thai caves dies, UK school confirms

world

Train plan ‘endangers some of Mexico’s oldest pre-historic sites’
Thai cave boys: the psychology of surviving underground
Thai cave boys: the psychology of surviving underground

When 12 young footballers and their coach entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, it was supposed to be a fun outing after football practice. But when a torrent of flood water rushed in after heavy rain, the group became trapped on a small rock shelf deep inside the cave’s vast network of tunnels.

Fri, 06 Jul, 2018

Latest

  • Stability of care system queried as 320 children put in three or more placements last year

  • 'A rushed law is a bad law': Fears over scrutiny of sex-for-rent legislation

  • What did Cork Harbour look like 15,000 years ago? New study digs deep to reveal all

  • Call for timeline for Bantry culvert works due to serious disruption it will cause for residents

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Portugal v Republic of Ireland - FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier
    As it happened: Ruben Neves strikes in injury time as Portugal defeat battling Ireland

    Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 9:00 PM

  • Gardaí charge 10 people in Dublin for alleged money laundering and terrorist financing
    Man taken to hospital following assault in Cork

    Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM

  • Search for missing man, 26, stood down after body discovered in Dublin
    Search for missing man, 26, stood down after body discovered in Dublin

    Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited