Major rescue operation for 110 children off Dun Laoghaire

A major sea rescue operation is under way off the County Dublin coast after 110 children involved in a junior regatta were swept into the sea.

A major sea rescue operation is under way off the County Dublin coast after 110 children involved in a junior regatta were swept into the sea.

It is believed 20 people are still unaccounted for off the coast of Dun Laoghaire.

They were taking part in the National Yacht Club junior regatta when a sudden squall capsized 91 boats in the Irish Sea.

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