WITH less than two weeks to go to the big day, it’s worth a reminder that there’s wonderful opportunities to take a bracing dip and help out two great causes on Christmas Day in Banna and Fenit. The annual Christmas Day Swim in Fenit will take place at 12 noon […]
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PHOTOS: Hundreds Take A Christmas Day Dip In Fenit
THE craziness of Christmas swims returned in earnest this year as hundreds of enthusiastic souls of all ages headed into the water in Fenit. By far the biggest of the swims in Kerry, there was a massive crowd at the beach facing the Slieve Mish mountains as they dashed into […]
PHOTOS: Hundreds Dash Into The Atlantic For Fenit Christmas Swim
THEY’RE all mad you know! Once again, the beautiful mountains of the west Kerry peninsula provided the backdrop for hundreds of swimmers dashing into the water for the annual Christmas swim in Fenit. It was dry and mild with a slight breeze, so conditions were as good as could be […]
PHOTOS: Miserable Weather But The Christmas Swimmers In Fenit Didn’t Care
THE wind howled and the rain fell (horizontally!), but that didn’t deter the hundreds of dippers in Fenit on Christmas Day. There was a huge crowd at the beach, despite the bad weather and spirits were high as they sang ‘Jingle Bells’ just prior to the dash. And dash they did to […]
Going For A Christmas Swim? Billy Ryle Has Some Tips For The Day
SEASONED and enthusiastic Christmas Day in Fenit swimmer, Billy Ryle, is cordially inviting the thousands of people, who will be driving to swims at venues all over the county on Friday, either as participants or spectators, to get fully behind the “Never Ever Drink and Drive” campaign of the Road Safety […]
