Hardy souls brave the waves in West Cork for worthy causes

Skibbereen Rowing Club’s Christmas Swim 2017 at Tragumna today in aid of the special needs classes at St Joseph's and St Patrick's National Schools in Skibbereen is one of over a dozen West Cork swims that will be featured in this week's Southern Star - in the shops as usual on Thursday 28th.

Among the Christmas Day swims also pictured in this batch to hand are Garretstown, Myrtleville and Schull.