Community impact of the Cope Galway swim

For many people Christmas morning means opening presents, a big breakfast and for thousands around the country, a bracing dip in the sea. 

From organised charity swims to regular sea swimmers who go in every day of the year, the Christmas Day swim has become a festive tradition. Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has been finding out why it’s grown so popular and what people need to know before taking the Christmas Day plunge…