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The Kilkee Sub Aqua Club Christmas Day swim is back with a splash this year after it inspired Failte Ireland to film swimmers and Santa enjoying the chilly Atlantic waters. The piece is running on RTE television during December to showcase its weather forecasts. Christmas arrived early this year in #Kilkee, County #Clare. On a blue-skied early November morning over 160 locals braved the cold to be part of @Failte_Ireland's festive ad now running on @WeatherRTE @rte #KeepDiscovering pic.twitter.com/oXJfg3iHdk — Fáilte Ireland (@Failte_Ireland) December 14, 2022 The swim will be re-enacted for real at 12.30pm on Christmas Day. Hosted by Kilkee Sub Aqua Club, the swim has been running for decades and is now an essential part of Christmas Day in Kilkee for visitors and locals alike. “It’s a great day out for young and old and really has become a major community event. And of course it whets the appetite for the Christmas Day dinner,” says Vanessa Keane, the …
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