Sink or swim time for tenacious Henry

LITTLE Roise O’Donnell, aged nine months, joined her family to cheer Dad as he set off yesterday to swim Ireland.

Donegal man Henry O’Donnell, 42, leads the six-person expedition team who aim to complete the 1,300km coastline swim inside six weeks.

They need to finish to create the record — as the circumnavigation of the Ireland never been attempted.