It’s a conflict that has been escalating since 2023 and which came to a head on July 1 this year with the application by Leinster Open Sea (LOS) for an interlocutory injunction to prevent Swim Ireland from running Liffey Swim and Dún Laoghaire Harbour races. Last year, there were two Liffey Swims and two Dún Laoghaire Harbour swims, ordanised by the two rival parties after Swim Ireland refused to affiliate LOS in early 2024 for the upcoming season, citing governance concerns which The Currency covered last year. This year, LOS had planned a Harbour swim on August 3 and the…

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