FOUR intrepid adventurers who became the first Irish team to reach the South Pole are to be honoured by the last surviving daughter of legendary explorer Tom Crean.

IRELAND’S intrepid South Pole explorers were last night given a special reception by President Mary McAleese at Áras an Uachtaráin to honour their accomplishment.

President McAleese has held a special reception for the Beyond Endurance South Pole Expedition team who became the first Irish team to reach the South Pole.

Four explorers who made history by becoming the first Irish expedition to reach the South Pole have been invited to Stormont by Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.

The conquering of the South Pole by the first Irish expedition will inspire budding explorers to learn more about Antarctica and the environmental dangers posed to it, it was claimed today.

A four-strong team of Antarctic explorers who made history by becoming the first Irish expedition ever to reach the South Pole are due to arrive home tonight.

TWO polar heroes will get a warm welcome tomorrow night when they jet in to their home town a week after conquering the South Pole.

An explorer who made history by leading the first Irish expedition to the South Pole today described his barren ice-capped surroundings as heaven.

The Taoiseach and the President have both paid tribute to the team of Irish adventurers that made history by becoming the first all-Irish expedition to reach the South Pole.

A four-strong team of intrepid explorers made history tonight by becoming the first Irish expedition ever to reach the South Pole.

WHEN Pat Falvey named his 2007 South Pole expedition “Beyond Endurance”, he knew he was not alone.