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RTÉ News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Rosie O'Donnell saves choking woman at Dublin restaurant
American comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell has shared how she sprang into action to assist "a 90-year-old woman" who started choking during dinner in Dublin. The 63-year-old, who moved to Ireland earlier this year with her 12-year-old child, had just wrapped up a set at the International Comedy Club, where she was honing her act for her upcoming 3Olympia Theatre show and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. After the show, she headed to a nearby eatery for dinner with her cousin Mary and her friend Kiki. Calling herself a "hyper-vigilant person", she recounted the incident to her TikTok followers, explaining how she noticed an elderly woman in distress. "I see a 90-year-old woman choking," O'Donnell told her followers. "She's with two women who are in their 50s, I'd guess. And I jump into action like I'm an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) – which I'm not, I'm a stand-up comedian and actress. "So I'm eating my tuna tartare and I go, 'That woman is choking, that woman is choking!' I get up, nearly knock over the table, and run over with Kiki and my cousin Mary. "We run over to the woman and stand her up. We put Kiki behind her, and I put her fist in the right place. She starts to give her the Heimlich, which she hadn't done before. "I'm holding her hands and talking to her, saying, 'It's okay, it's okay. Can you breathe?' I put my hand near her, and she could not breathe at all. "She started getting caught red in the face. My heart is going and I'm one of those people who is great in a crisis, but after the crisis I'm a mess." The woman's daughters had become upset with the stress of the dramatic incident but were quickly relieved when O'Donnell began to instruct her friend Kiki on how to carry out the Heimlich manoeuvre. "My cousin Mary put a napkin in front of her and told her to get it out," she added. "I pushed Kiki's hand, and she got it, and something came out, a big wad of stuff. "It was unbelievable to me. I was thinking, 'Am I going to have to do a tracheotomy?' Because I took a course and they told you what to do if it wasn't working and you were in a dire situation – and we were in a dire situation. "In panic mode, I go into thinking I'm Superman or something, and I'm not. I'm not an EMT. But when I see something like that, I spring into action." O'Donnell shared that the woman, named Angela, went back to finishing her meal and said the events that unfolded were "unbelievable". "We were all kind of in tears, and I was doing my best to stay composed," she said. "I say, 'God bless you and God bless all of us that we were able to help each other'. So I go back to my table and I can't eat." She continued: "I can't eat, I'm teary. I look over and there's Angela finishing her meal! God love her, it was unbelievable."
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Rosie O'Donnell saves choking woman (90) at Dublin restaurant: ‘I'm good in a crisis but I'm a mess afterwards'
The 63-year-old moved to Ireland earlier this year to avoid living under the presidency of US President Donald Trump, with the pair having been locked in a long-running public feud. Taking to TikTok on Thursday, the TV star had to tap into some life-saving skills after sitting down with her cousin Mary and her friend Kiki for a meal at the swanky five-star Dylan Hotel in south Dublin. Fresh from having performed at the International Comedy Club on Wednesday night, Rosie was in for a shock when she found herself scanning the room of the hotel restaurant. Describing herself as a 'hyper-vigilant person', she laid eyes on a elderly woman who had become distressed while sitting down for a meal with her daughters. "I see a 90-year-old woman choking,' O'Donnell told her followers. 'She's with two women who are in their fifties I'd guess. And I jump into action like I'm an EMT – which I'm not, I'm a stand-up comedian and actress. 'So I'm eating my tuna tartare and I go, 'that woman is choking, that woman is choking!' I get up, nearly knock over the table and run over with Kiki and my cousin Mary. "We run over to the woman and stand her up. We put Kiki behind her and I put her fist in the right place. She starts to give her the Heimlich which she hadn't done before. "I'm holding her hands and talking to her saying 'it's okay, it's okay. Can you breathe?' I put my hand near her and she could not breathe at all. "She started getting caught red in the face. My heart is going and I'm one of those people who is great in a crisis but after the crisis I'm a mess." The woman's daughters had become upset with the stress of the dramatic incident but were quickly relieved when Rosie began to coach her friend Kiki on how to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre. 'My cousin Mary put a napkin in front of her and told her to get it out,' she continued. 'I pushed Kiki's hand and she got it and something came out, a big wad of stuff. "It was unbelievable to me. I was thinking am I going to have to do a tracheotomy because I took a course and they told you what to do if it wasn't working and you were in a dire situation – and we were in a dire situation. "In panic mode, I go into thinking I'm Superman or something and I'm not. I'm not an EMT. But when I see something like that I spring into action." The 90-year-old woman then revealed her name to be Angela and was incredibly thankful that the comedian and her pals were on hand to help. And while an emotional Rosie then struggled to finish her meal when she finally got back to her table, she was thrilled to see the 'unbelievable' Angela polishing off her own food despite having come under such distress moments before. The former talk show host has been a regular sight around the Irish capital since making the move across the Atlantic, including dropping in on The Late Late Show. In May, she revealed that her appearance on the RTÉ programme led to a Dublin woman in a bathrobe taking her into her home after she got lost in the city. Rosie was on her way to a podcast interview about her childhood trauma after the tragic loss of her mum when a taxi driver dropped her at the wrong address. When she knocked on the door, a lady in a bathrobe, just out of the shower, answered it. 'She said, 'You look familiar, where do I know you from?'' Rosie reveals. ''I'm an American actress.' 'You were on The Late Late Show, you've got an autistic child.' I said, 'Yes I was.' 'What's your name?' 'Rosie.' 'I'm Jennifer, come on in.'' Jennifer connected Rosie to her wi-fi and helped her contact radio presenter and podcaster Venetia Quick of The Grief Pod. Before leaving, Rosie advised Jennifer: "'Listen, I just want you to know you shouldn't do this again [let a stranger into her home]. In New York nobody would ever do this. 'She laughed, 'You know Rosie, I wouldn't open the door unless you were on The Late Late Show.' The former Rosie O'Donnell Show star has deep connections to Ireland with family roots in Donegal, Tyrone, and Belfast.
Irish Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Rosie O'Donnell saves pensioner's life while out dining at Dublin restaurant
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell sprang into action while dining at a restaurant in Dublin earlier this week as she came to the rescue of an elderly woman who was choking on a piece of food. The actor, comedian and former talk show host, along with her youngest child Clay, moved to the Irish capital in January just days before Donald Trump returned to office as US President. The pair have been embroiled in a longstanding feud which stretches back nearly two decades, predating Trump's initial presidential run, back when Rosie was still a host on The View. Trump has repeatedly lashed out at her, branding her "disgusting" and "a slob" with "a fat, ugly face." Rosie had been out performing at the International Comedy Club on Wednesday evening and met up with her cousin Mary and her friend Kiki after the gig. The trio headed out to dinner at The Dylan Hotel in Dublin city centre when Rosie noticed a fellow diner who was in distress. The Sleepless in Seattle star took to TikTok on Thursday where she went into detail about the incident, explaining how she sprang into action after spotting that the 90-year-old woman was choking. Comedian and talk show host Rosie O'Donnell moved to Ireland in January with her eldest child, Clay (Image: GETTY) "I look across the restaurant and I see a 90-year-old woman choking, and she's with two women in their 50s, would be my guess, and I jump into action like, I'm an EMT, which I'm not, I'm a stand-up comedian actress," she said in a video posted on the social media site. "I'm eating my tuna tartar and I go, 'that woman is choking! That woman is choking!' "I get up, like nearly knock over the table, and I run over with Kiki and my cousin Mary, we run over to the woman, and I stand her up, and we put Kiki behind her and I put her fist in the right place, and she starts to give her the Heimlich, which she hadn't done before. "I'm holding her hands and talking to her and saying, 'it's okay, it's okay, can you breathe?' And I put my hand near her, and she could not breathe at all and she started getting red into the face, and now my heart is going, you know. "And I'm one of those people who in a crisis, I'm great, but after the crisis, I'm a mess. So it took about a minute [before] I screamed at the top of my lungs in this restaurant, 'call 9-1-1!' So, guess what? There is no 9-1-1. in Ireland, it's 999." Rosie was having dinner with her cousin and a friend at The Dylan Hotel in Dublin when she noticed a that fellow diner was choking (Image:for S) Rosie and her friend Kiki continued to perform the Heimlich maneuver on the elderly woman as her daughters watched on in horror, with the pair eventually managing to clear the woman's blocked airways. Rosie continued: "So, I'm coaching Kiki, who's doing it and I'm telling her what to do and I'm trying to calm the woman down and the daughters are upset. "My cousin Mary puts the napkin in front of her and says 'it's okay, get it out, get it out,' and I pushed Kiki's hand, and she got it, and something came out, a big wad of stuff. "It was unbelievable to me because I was thinking, 'am I going to have to do a tracheotomy?' I took a course, and it told they told you what to do if it wasn't working, and you we were in a dire situation, and we were in a dire situation." "I didn't know. In panic mode I go into thinking I'm Superman or something, and I'm not an EMT. But when I see something like that, I spring into action. "So the woman's name was Angela, she was 90 years old, and we're all sort of crying." Rosie said she was left in a state of shock following the incident and was unable to finish her meal, but noted that Angela had no qualms about tucking back into her food despite the distressing ordeal she had just endured. "So I go back to my table and I can't eat, my heart is going, I'm teary. And I look over, and there's Angela finishing her meal! Honest to God, it was unbelievable," Rosie said, laughing. "But I just wanted to say that if Angela or her daughters are watching, I'm so happy that everything turned out okay, and Angela, I hope you're feeling good this morning. "Really an unbelievable night. You know, sometimes God puts you in the right place at the right time, and you figure out what to do or what to say." Rosie finished off the video by responding to Trump's recent comments about her on his Truth Social platform in which the US President labelled the comedian 'a threat to humanity' and said he was 'giving serious consideration' to taking away her US citizenship. Hitting back at the US Commander-in-Chief, Rosie said: "Even though Donald Trump says I'm a threat to humanity, I'm not a threat to humanity here in Dublin. "I'm saving old women while I'm at dinner." Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
