IN PICTURES: Mullaghmore was ON yesterday

Big wave surfers from all over the world flocked to Sligo as Storm Christine made landfall. They were not disappointed.

They came, they saw… and the brave among them surfed.

Daredevil big wave riders from around the world flocked yesterday to Mullaghmore Head in Co Sligo, where Storm Christine whipped up the waves to almost 12m (40ft) in height - and made for the mother of all tow-in sessions.