A dog, two women and a man hailed as heroes after rescuing elderly man from River Barrow

A dog, two women and a man are being hailed as heroes after rescuing an elderly man from the River Barrow in Carlow.

The man, who is understood to be in his 70s, was walking along the Barrow Track in Carlow Town, when it is understood he suffered a stroke, which caused him to collapse and fall into the river.