Louth man has opened his dream sauna business on the beachfront to ‘bring people together’

A former professional windsurfer has opened his dream sauna business to ‘bring people together’ at a west Donegal beach.

Ronan Brennan, who is originally from Blackrock, Co Louth, and lives in Stragraddy, says it has always been a goal of his to open a sauna on the Magheroarty beachfront.

“I have been coming up here to windsurf from a young age and Magheroarty was one of my favourite places to come to,” Ronan tells Donegal Live.

Known as Breathe Sauna, it offers a ‘hot and cold immersion’ service. People have the option to jump into the wild Atlantic or use the water tubs that Breathe offers. Afterwards, they can hop into the sauna where they can warm themselves.

The session lasts for an hour, and within that time, people are free to pop in and out of the sauna as many times as they want.
Taking advantage of the beautiful scenery surrounding it, the sauna has two windows built in, so people get to enjoy the view of Muckish overlooking Magheroarty beach while they relax and unwind.

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The sauna is wood-fired, and people have the option of choosing between going into a wet sauna or a dry sauna, depending on the type of benefits they want to get out of the experience.

For Ronan, he knew the health benefits of the sauna and cold-water therapy are unlimited, from improving sleep and assisting pain relief, to reducing stress and helping with detoxification.  Since opening it, he noticed that the sauna has also acted as a way of bringing people together.

“It has been proved that these two things help with your general health in so many ways,” he adds. “However, I noticed that it has been serving to bring people together. There might be a few groups in at the same time, and people are not allowed to bring their phones into the sauna because of the heat. People are putting the devices down and connecting the way we used to.”

Breathe Sauna is open every Friday and Saturday at Magheroarty beach, and an hour session typically costs €16.