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Tony Browne from Dublin preparing to dive into the sea at the Forty Foot at Sandycove in Dublin back in May when it reopened to the public after the first lockdown. When sport locked down, some turned to the sea as their outlet for activity. Picture: David Fitzgerald

Tony Browne from Dublin preparing to dive into the sea at the Forty Foot at Sandycove in Dublin back in May when it reopened to the public after the first lockdown. When sport locked down, some turned to the sea as their outlet for activity. Picture: David Fitzgerald

“The days have no numbers…”

— Fionn Regan, Abacus

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