Where is Lawrence? Man's RTÉ radio plea to connect with boy he saved from drowning in 70s

A man is looking to reconnect with a man whose life he saved as a young child back in 1978.

While chatting with Joe Duffy on RTÉ's Liveline, Noel vividly recalled the day that brought him face-to-face with a life-or-death situation.

Joined by his wife and their three-year-old son, Noel spent 20 years holidaying in their mobile home at a local Schull caravan park. One day, he told Joe, while enjoying time at the pier, a young boy from Dublin frantically approached Noel and exclaimed, "My brother Lawrence has fallen into the water."

Noel rushed to the scene and spotted Lawrence, a red-headed boy of about four or five, struggling in the water after failing to jump onto a trawler. Noel explained to Joe that he jumped onto a tire serving as a fender between the boat and the pier, reached down, grabbed Lawrence by his hair, and pulled him to safety.

A local man named Michael, who later emigrated to Australia, assisted Noel in bringing Lawrence back to shore.

Lawrence Clancy, as Noel remembers, was the nephew of singer Joe Cuddy.

Now set to turn 78 in December, Noel hopes to get in contact with Lawrence. Reflecting on his time in Cork on air, Noel said, "We spent many years in Schull, met wonderful people, and it's a joy to remember moments like these."