The summer lifeguard service at Lahinch in Co Clare has started three weeks early this year in response to the surge in bathers hitting beaches along the west coast. Lifeguards returned to Lahinch on Saturday, just six days after local surfers assisted in a series of dramatic rescues. On any beach where there are waves there are currents so you need to ask where those currents are. The amount of times we have to stop people about to step into a current, that could happen 15 or 20 times on a weekend,” Mr Bennett said. The best advice is to swim at a lifeguard beach.

Source: The Irish Times June 06, 2021 16:30 UTC