A man in his 80's has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in Curracloe beach in Wexford this afternoon.
Efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful after his body was removed from the water.
It is understood the man wasn’t a native to the area and was visiting Wexford with his family.
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