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Gillian Kelly, Siobhan Brennan, Rachel Johnston, Jan O'Toole, Lisa O'Neill and Paula Murphy enjoy early morning winter swim at Sandycove. RollingNews.ie
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Dry and bright (but chilly) weather forecast ahead of Christmas dips
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day are all set to be dry and sunny.
LAST UPDATE | 23 Dec 2025
IT’S A TRADITION for many to take to the open waters over Christmas and some people got in on the act early today in Sandycove.
For those heading into the water over the festive season, there’s good news as dry weather with sunny spells is in store.
Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, will be a dry day.
It’ll start off mostly cloudy with patches of mist but will brighten up as spells of sunshine develop, with highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate northeast to east breezes.
And on Christmas Day, frost will clear to leave a dry, bright day with plenty of sunshine for most.
It’ll be rather cold though, with highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees and feeling colder, especially along the east and south coast with the added wind chill from fresh and gusty easterly winds there.
St. Stephen’s Day will be another dry day with variable amounts of cloud and good sunny spells are likely once again.
Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees and it’ll become a bit breezier with northeasterly winds increasing mostly moderate, and will be fresh and occasionally gusty along the east coast.
Meanwhile, the Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and the RNLI have appealed to anyone planning a Christmas Day swim to be mindful of the potential risks and to put safety first.
Those taking part in Christmas dips and swims are advised to check the wind and tides before going in the water and to inform someone ashore of your plans and your return time.
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