Hundreds expected for New Year's Day dips

Wednesday, 31 December 2014 00:00

Hundreds of people are expected to brave the elements tomorrow morning and see 2015 in with a dip in the Irish Sea.

The popular annual event sees dips staggered across the Island starting at 9.30am in Port St Mary.

It raises major amounts of money for a number of different charities each year, any dippers aged under 16 are asked to be accompanied by an adult.

Lenny Conroy co-ordinates the southern dips, he gave us a rundown of their schedule:

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