Cows in the River Lee: Cork City Fire Brigade recount dramatic four-hour rescue

Firefighters recall battling river currents, reviving dogs and responding to some of Cork’s strangest emergency call-outs.

Cork Fire Brigade personnel Declan Coppinger, Stephen Carroll, Ray Lyons, Michael Paul Murtagh, John Walsh, Chris Mulvey, and Colin Weste of Amber Watch at their fire station on Anglesea Street, Cork. Picture: David Creedon

They might just be the luckiest cows in Ireland after being saved from drowning by a group of relentless firefighters.

Colin Weste from Cork City Fire Brigade was speaking about one of his most memorable workdays to date as part of an interview with the Irish Examiner highlighting Cork’s most bizarre rescues.