THOUSANDS of people have taken part in Christmas swims and parkruns across Ireland today. Huge crowds braved the cold waters in the annual Christmas Day swim at a popular bathing spot in Dublin – ...

Hundreds of people right around Ireland have taken to the coast today to brave the cold waters and take part in the annual ...

Christmas swims are taking place across Kerry tomorrow. Local charities are set to benefit from funds raised by all the swims ...

Huge waves hitting the east coast on Christmas Day kept many out of the sea in Wicklow, but there were some who did get their traditional festive bath. As the easterly winds brought rough conditions ...

From the Forty Foot to Salthill — and at beaches all along Cork and Kerry's 2,000km coastline — the hardy annuals took the ...

Christmas is definitely on the way when people start planning Christmas swims — if you're aiming to have a seasonal dip then ...

President Catherine Connolly has highlighted international conflicts and climate change in her first Christmas message from Áras an Uachtaráin. Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese was jeered and booed as ...

Last year’s Christmas Day Swim raised more than €20,000. The popular local event has proven a great support to many a ...

With just hours to go before the big day, Christmas Day swimmers have been urged to exercise caution on their annual chilly ...

Antiques dealer Matthew Upham is still unaccounted for following an incident in the Devon seaside town of Budleigh Salterton.