Ireland's first nudist-friendly beach: changing attitudes to beach attire

Now that Ireland’s first official nudist-friendly beach has opened at Hawk Cliff, Dalkey, Co Dublin, Robert Hume takes the opportunity to look back at changing attitudes towards what was deemed proper to wear at the seaside.

A couple of hundred years ago it was usual to bathe stark naked, then Victorians covered up, and now we are allowed to go nude again — but will we?