Ironman organisers say they were told swim not sanctioned only after event completed

Cork County Council says it has no role in organising event and provides services such as road closures and temporary public toilets

The start of the swim at Front Strand in Youghal on Sunday. Picture: Tri Coach Bjorn

The company behind the Ironman event in which two competitors died after getting into difficulty during the swim has said Triathlon Ireland only said it would not sanction it several hours after the swim was completed.

Ironman said federation representatives "were present during the event and performed their duties".