Swimmer in very serious condition after rescue at Dublin's Forty Foot

Emergency services responded to calls from members of the public after they saw a swimmer having difficultly at Forty Foot, in Sandycove. Picture: Irish Coast Guard, Dun Laoghaire via Facebook

A swimmer has been rushed to hospital in a "very serious condition" after being rescued by the Irish Coast Guard in Dublin on Thursday evening.

Emergency services responded to calls from members of the public after they saw a swimmer having difficultly at the Forty Foot in Sandycove.