VIDEO: These Galway swimmers have been called ‘fools,’ ‘eejits’ and lots worse

This was a deeply stupid thing to do

Tony Cuddihy

VIDEO: These Galway swimmers have been called ‘fools,’ ‘eejits’ and lots worse

This has got quite the reaction since it was posted online yesterday.

Cathal Devlin posted this video to Facebook yesterday, as two young men strip down and dive into the sea at Salthill during Storm Desmond.

We’re all for having the craic, but the danger they could have caused other people – let alone themselves – clearly never crossed their minds.

Stupid? Deeply, deeply so.

STORM DESMONDBy posting this video of Storm Desmond in Salthill, Galway I wish to highlight the absolute madness and stupidity of what these youngsters are doing. I do not know if they are strong swimmers or not, that is not the case, if any one of them got into difficulties there was no one there to do anything for them. The voluntary and rescue services are kept busy enough without having to worry about this type of stupid behaviour. Please God, everyone will have a happy Christmas, perhaps it could have been very different. I would like to make it very clear that I or anyone else do not condone or see any “macho” side to this incident. In a couple of hours this video clip has received 168,000 views across the globe and everyone is of the same opinion “fools”, “eejits”, “morons” and worse. Count your blessings and do not, ever, repeat this type of “stunt”. Cathal Devlin

Posted by Cathal Devlin on Friday, 4 December 2015

Cathal writes: “By posting this video of Storm Desmond in Salthill, Galway I wish to highlight the absolute madness and stupidity of what these youngsters are doing.

“I do not know if they are strong swimmers or not, that is not the case, if any one of them got into difficulties there was no one there to do anything for them. The voluntary and rescue services are kept busy enough without having to worry about this type of stupid behaviour.

“Please God, everyone will have a happy Christmas, perhaps it could have been very different. I would like to make it very clear that I or anyone else do not condone or see any “macho” side to this incident.

“In a couple of hours this video clip has received 168,000 views across the globe and everyone is of the same opinion “fools”, “eejits”, “morons” and worse. Count your blessings and do not, ever, repeat this type of ‘stunt’.”

The reaction is telling…