Lifeguards rescue five people in two separate incidents off Cork beach

Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty, West Cork. Picture: Martin Walsh.

Lifeguards have been praised for rescuing five people in two separate rip-tide incidents which unfolded off one of Cork’s best-known beaches.

The potential tragedies were averted at Inchydoney beach on bank holiday Monday and the rescues underline the importance of swimming at a lifeguarded beach, the Inchydoney Inshore Lifeboat Association said.