Readers Blog: A storm is no time to swim against the tide

I was shocked by the video footage of a swimmer being rescued from a raging sea at Sandycove, as the country was battered by Storm Emma and the Beast from the East last week.

Such reckless behaviour, by the swimmer, during a status-red weather alert, endangering her own life, as well as the lives of her rescuers and, potentially, the voluntary and emergency services, causes the mind to boggle.