Donal Hickey: You never know what you might find on a walk along the shorefront

Cargo 'leaked' from sunken shipwrecks, lost loggerhead turtles, interesting jellyfish, or maybe a message in a bottle... have all been found on Irish shores

Donal Hickey: "Gold and silver coins, even artillery shells, are among the artefacts coming ashore in recent years, not to mention countless bottles enclosing messages." Picture: Denis Minihane.

Given reasonable weather during the festive season, many people will enjoy refreshing walks along the seashore. And you never know what you might find...

Beachcombers may come across some washed-in treasures. The seabed around Ireland has a huge number of sunken shipwrecks which can leak some of their long-lost cargo.