Two children were rescued from the sea after they got into difficulty off the coast of Dublin.
The Irish Coast Guard was alerted to the incident at Malahide close to the Grand Hotel after receiving 999 calls on Tuesday evening. Thankfully, a passing boat which was helmed by an off-duty member of the Howth Coast Guard team found the two children clinging to a mooring buoy.
The children were rescued from the water and were dropped ashore to the Coast Guard shore crews. An Irish Coast Guard spokesperson said: "This evening [Tuesday] the Irish Coast Guard national operations centre received 999 calls of two children in difficulty in the sea at Malahide close to the Grand Hotel.
