Dry land beckons woman who swam with alligators

She may have enjoyed it, but the mum who leapt into a pool with two alligators says she plans to stay firmly on dry land now.

Josephine Fitzgerald, 58, from Callan, Co Kilkenny, swam with the alligators to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness at the weekend.

Josephine, whose daughter Cathy is battling cancer, took the plunge on Saturday at the Kilkenny reptile centre and emerged unscathed, though she admitted there were some hairy moments.