In the shadow of a Circle K filling station in Cork, people in bikinis are waiting for their turn. They're not filling up their cars with diesel, but rather taking a dip in a plunge pool. Afterwards, they'll spend some time in a sauna. They're patrons of Brendan Maloney's Suaimhneas Saunas, the latest branch of which you won't find beside the ocean.
If you went for a swim a few years ago, your best bets for warming up afterwards were layers, flasks of tea, and maybe your car's heater. But particularly since the pandemic, it's all about the wood cabin - with hundreds of mobile saunas appearing along the nation's coast.
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