'Intoxicated' man arrested at Irish beach after 'refusing to get out of water'
The man, who is in his 20s, was arrested by Gardaí after being removed from the water at Warren Beach in Rosscarbery on Saturday afternoon.
People enjoying the warm weather were alerted to commotion in the water as lifeguards raised red flags for no swimming and ushered everyone out of the water while they dealt with a public disorder incident, reports Cork Beo.
Eyewitnesses described seeing one man, who was reported to be aggressive, evading attempts by lifeguards to remove him from the water and hurling threatening verbal abuse at them.
At one stage, according to a witness who watched events unfold, a lifeguard is reported to have tried to pull the man onto a rescue board, and the man jumped off it back into the sea.
When the man, who is believed to have been intoxicated, was eventually taken back to shore, he was arrested on the sand and walked off the beach by two Gardaí.
Gardaí confirmed to CorkBeo that officers were alerted to the incident and that a young man was arrested for the public order incident.
A spokesperson said: "Gardaí responded to reports of an incident on a beach at Rosscarbery, Co. Cork at approximately 4 pm on Saturday, 12th July 2025. A male in his 20s was arrested at the scene under public order legislation. Inquiries are ongoing."
Shortly after the man was removed from the scene, the flag was changed back to red and yellow, and people were allowed back into the water.
The hot weather will continue across the country on Sunday, but conditions will begin to change from the afternoon, when thunderstorms will move in from the west.
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow temperature warning for eight counties, which will come into effect at 2pm and remain in place until 10pm on Sunday night, impacting outdoor events in affected areas.
A high temperature alert for 17 counties came into effect at midday on Sunday and will remain in place until 6pm, with Met Éireann warning of the potential for water safety issues due to increased crowds at lakes and beaches.
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