Thousands of festive swimmers have taken the plunge at Christmas Day dips all over the island of Ireland. “Our annual Christmas swim has been going from the 70s and it has been getting bigger every year, with more and more participation,” he said. Orla Doogue takes part in the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club annual Christmas swim in aid of the RNLI. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times“There were probably about 200 swimmers here all raising money for the RNLI,” she said. Swimmers, many wearing Santa hats, laughed off the shivers as they lined up to jump into the chilly waters.

Source: The Irish Times December 25, 2018 15:00 UTC