ENJOYING a glamping weekend in Co Wicklow, horsewoman Anne-Marie Galligan had to swing a rescue plan into operation after getting a call that her new two-year-old filly was on an island in Lough Sheelin after swimming out there!

Friend Arthur O’Reilly rowed out to find out which island the pony was on while Anne-Marie contacted the local Fisheries Office’s Nigel Gallagher and Hugh Gilsenan. Kitted out with lifejackets, ropes and carrots, the fishermen, Anne-Marie and Arthur headed to Crane Island which is covered in dense trees.