Organisers of the annual Lahinch Christmas Day swim say traditional numbers would make it unfeasible to hold the event in the same way this year.
A deInstead, people are being encouraged to take the plunge between December 1st and 25th in small groups.
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As in other years collections will be taken in aid of Samaritans Ennis and Clare – people can donate online until January 31st.
One of the organisers, Cliodhna Fawl, says most years the prom in the coastal village is thronged with people wishing to partake.

