A breath of fresh air for Irish sailing

A giant photo of Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy took centre stage when Irish Sailing unveiled its new High Performance HQ in Dun Laoghaire yesterday - but not the one you would expect.

The new training centre, which cost €300,000 and was funded by a philantropic group of benefactors called the Irish Sailing Foundation, is cleverly constructed, using three simple industrial shipping units to provide gym, coaching and storage areas.