Search for missing Tipperary swimmer resumes

The search for a man missing after swimming in a quarry in Co Tipperary - has resumed this morning.

It follows a number of drownings across the country in recent days.

The Coast Guard, meanwhile, is appealing to people to only swim in areas they are familiar with.

Members of the Coast Guard and the Garda Water Unit are leading the search this morning for the 60-year-old man, who went missing while swimming in the quarry near Carrick-on-Suir yesterday evening.

The alarm was raised around 6.30pm when he failed to return from swimming.

It follows a number of drownings across the country in recent days.

A total of nine people have been confirmed dead in drownings since the heatwave began.

Yesterday, a 24-year-old drowned after getting into difficulty at Ard-rah in Co Donegal - while a 32-year-old woman was taken to hospital in Kilkenny City after falling into the River Nore.

The Coast Guard said that the hot weather is luring swimmers into complacency - it is appealing for anyone venturing out on the water to only swim in water they are familiar with and to never drink alcohol before swimming.