The Wren’s Day tradition has survived in a particular way in Dingle, writes Majella O’Sullivan

MICHEÁL O Muircheartaigh may have announced his retirement at the age of 80 yesterday but the man born in Dun Sion just outside Dingle is showing no signs of slowing down.

SURROUNDED by grandchildren, some as young as six, legendary sports commentator Micheál O Muircheartaigh yesterday celebrated his 80th birthday by climbing Ireland’s second highest mountain, Mount Brandon (3,123ft) in Kerry.