Emirates airplanes at Dubai International Airport amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Brendan Moran/SportsfileIreland’s canoe squad, which was stranded in the United Arab Emirates, have made it out safely. They had to dash to the airport and came close to cutting up their boats to bring them home. “We just got lucky,” said Liam Jegou, a double Olympian and one of the most experienced of the eight athletes. They said ‘hold on, you can’t do this’.”After a good bit of work in the background, the airline took the boats.

Source: Irish Independent March 08, 2026 20:27 UTC