Amid rain, and occasional shine, brothers dinghy around Ireland

Two young brothers were last night celebrating being back on dry land, having circumnavigated the country in an open deck dinghy to raise awareness for a good cause.

Nathaniel and Fergus Ogden claim it was the first time such a vessel had circumnavigated the island of Ireland.

The pair set off on their Drascombe Lugger sailing dinghy from Baltimore, Co Cork, on June 6, but a combination of the poor summer weather and the vessel’s limited speed delayed the brothers’ homecoming until late yesterday.