RTÉ News reports that a woman has died after a number of swimmers got into difficulty off Greystones in Co Wicklow earlier today (Saturday 23 April).
The deceased was one of three women in their 50s who were recovered from the water by emergency services in the incident around lunchtime.
A second woman was taken to hospital while the third was treated at the scene. RTÉ News has more on the story HERE.
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