Northern Exposure: Ireland's naturist colonies

Naturism's Irish practitioners here are determined to take it mainstream, claiming that it engenders a sense of freedom and equality, and has many pyschological benefits

On a pebble-strewn beach in Co Wicklow, clothes are left under a golf umbrella by the dunes. They work quietly, this motley crew of clean-up volunteers. Empty cans and tattered strips of plastic are tossed into bin ...