VIDEO & PICS: Families welcome home the LÉ Niamh and their proud heroes

Proud families gathered on the quayside yesterday to welcome home the crew of LÉ Niamh, who apart from rescuing migrants, assisted in the birth of one and the double resuscitation of an infant who nearly drowned.

Leading Seaman Alex Casey, a diver and medic, was there to meet his crewmates and proudly tell of the moment he resuscitated a toddler who almost drowned when the boat she was on capsized on August 5.

He said they pulled a family with an infant onboard. He had to resuscitate the child twice and was delighted he was able to help her.