It didn’t take long for the Irish to get in on the act. 

Jim Warny is back on Irish soil after taking part in the cave rescue in Thailand.

The nine-year-old son of Co Clare based caving hero, Jim Warny never had any doubt that his Dad would be okay during the high-risk rescue of the 12 Thai soccer boys and their coach.

The dramatic Thai cave rescue could become Hollywood’s latest flick as film producers have already announced their intention to turn the ordeal into a movie.

Incredible footage!

An Irish-based cave diver was part of the international team who helped rescue the 12 boys and their coach in Thailand yesterday.

Manchester United have invited the members of the youth football team and their coach who were rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand to Old Trafford.

The rescue of all 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand has been met with special celebrations in a village in Co Limerick.

Last week, it was reported that FIFA had invited the 12 young soccer players and their coach trapped in a cave in Thailand to attend Sunday's World Cup final in Russia.

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.

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.

Billionaire Elon Musk is sending a team of engineers to help in the Thai cave rescue.

A Thai navy diver working as part of the effort to rescue a dozen boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave has died from a lack of oxygen.