A walker stranded on a ledge on Ireland’s highest mountain, Carrauntoohil, in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks near Killarney owes his rescue to a signal from personal locator beacon picked up by a coordination centre in Houston, Texas.

Every mountain rescue team around the country needs more funding.

An Irish climber has reached K2 base camp in Pakistan ahead of his attempt to ascend the world’s second highest peak.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital in Cork after suffering head and back injuries in a fall on Ireland's highest mountain this afternoon.

The Coastguard helicopter is assisting in the rescue operation of a woman injured in the Maumturk mountains in Galway today.

The Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team hosts the annual Mountain Rescue Ireland Conference in Glendalough, Wicklow this weekend.

A man in his 60s has been airlifted to hospital after being rescued from near to Carrantuohill in Co Kerry this evening.

An attempt to airlift an injured man from near Carrauntoohill in Co Kerry has failed this evening because the ground is too steep.

Five people have been rescued from Carrantuohill in Co Kerry.

Two climbers who got into difficulty on Lugnacoille Mountain in Co Wicklow have been airlifted to safety this evening, the Defence Forces have confirmed.

Two climbers stranded for nearly 24 hours in freezing conditions on Leinster’s highest mountain were found safe and are being airlifted to hospital this afternoon.

Two snowboarders missing for 21 hours in the Wicklow Mountains have been found by rescuers. The men were located just before 1pm at an area known as South Prison.

A search is continuing this morning for two snowboarders who became trapped in the Wicklow Mountains last night.