For people strolling Lapp’s Quay and Albert Quay in Cork the long boats knifing through the water, crews paddling furiously, are a familiar sight.

Breast cancer survivors are preparing to launch a fundraising calendar, similar to the famous ‘Calendar Girls,’ and one of the participants is a man.

Tara Sheridan has beaten cancer four times and is preparing to go naked for her third “Dip in the Nip” in a campaign to raise funds to help fight the disease.