This afternoon, members of the Skerries Coast Guard team assisted with the rescue of a stranded seal pup at the North beach in Skerries. Concerned members of the public had reported to local Gardai that the animal was in distress as it was stranded near the high water line.

A member of the Skerries Coast Guard team, who is also a qualified marine wildlife medic, removed the animal from the beach for onward  transportation to the Seal Sanctuary.