Thunder Child sets new world record for 'long-way around' Irish voyage

The 18-metre Interceptor-style vessel powered its way 2,020km anti-clockwise around Ireland, encapsulating all of Ireland’s islands.

By Anna O'Donoghue

A €1m Irish-built wave-piercing powerboat, the Thunder Child has officially set a new world record for the ‘long-way around’ circumnavigation of Ireland.