Three people have been rescued from Carrauntoohil mountain in county Kerry.

Mountain rescue experts have repeated warnings about the dangers of climbing on Ireland’s highest mountain range in near Alpine conditions after a man was airlifted from Carrauntoohil yesterday.

A man suffering from a suspected heart attack has been rescued from a popular walking area known as “the cardiac steps” on Torc Mountain in the Killarney National Park in Co Kerry.

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The volunteers of Kerry Mountain Rescue Team have been praised at an inquest for risking their lives to recover from a steep ledge the body of a 66-year-old former marathon runner, who had climbed alone to the top of Ireland’s highest mountain, Carrauntoohil.

Donal Hickey takes a look back at the great days 2016 gave us for the outdoors.

A man has died after a fall close to the summit of Ireland’s tallest mountain.

The Kerry Mountain rescue Team is urging hill-walkers to heed weather warnings and not to venture out at this time.

Two people have been located safe and well after getting lost while out walking on the Mangerton mountain Range in Co. Kerry this afternoon.

Hikers have been warned to stay off the steepest snow-clad slopes of Ireland’s highest mountain after three climbers were saved in a dramatic rescue.

Many people will be taking to the hills to work off those extra calories during the Christmas/new year period, but danger lurks out there.

Two men stranded in the MacGillycuddy Reeks in Co Kerry, in fading light on Wednesday, were brought to safety later that evening by the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team.

WITH the change to wintry weather conditions and ever-shortening days, a number of people have been benighted in mountainous areas in recent weeks.

A woman who spent the night on a Kerry mountain after getting lost has been brought to safety this morning.

The man who died while hill walking in the MacGillicuddy’s Reeks, on Wednesday evening, has been named as Timothy (Teddy) Clifford, a veterinary surgeon of Annadale Rd, Killorglin, Co Kerry.

The death has taken place of Paddy O’Callaghan, of Cromane, Co Kerry, who was well-known as a sportsman, republican, and community activist.

A man and a woman were rescued from a dry river bed at the narrowest point of the Gap of Dunloe after they appear to have been blown off their motorbike by a powerful gust of wind as they drove through the tourist route at the weekend.

One of the country’s biggest charity fundraisers has passed the €1m mark for the first time.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will lead several politicians who will be getting on their bikes for the annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle, on Jul 6.

Two men were stranded on the country’s highest mountain as a rescue unit in Kerry responded to a 12th emergency so far this year.

A Japanese man in his late 20s died after falling from a high ridge in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks on Saturday.

Hillwalkers ignoring a sign warning them to stay away from potentially dangerous paths near the summit of Ireland’s highest mountain are putting themselves in serious danger.

The woman at the centre of one of the most difficult mountain rescue missions in almost 50 years has said she will be “forever grateful” to her rescuers.

Two people are believed to be seriously injured after falling in seperate incidents today.

Hillwalkers and climbers have been warned to take special care due to extremely slippery conditions and low cloud on mountains at present.

ONE of the country’s oldest voluntary mountain search and rescue teams has recorded its busiest ever summer so far, with almost 1,000 hours logged over a seven-week period.

HILLWALKERS are being warned of a potentially lethal danger that has emerged on Carrauntoohill, Ireland’s highest mountain.

A CLIMBER has been rescued by the coastguard helicopter off the Slieve Mish mountain range outside Tralee in Co Kerry yesterday afternoon.

A PHOTOGRAPH sent from a mobile phone guided rescuers to mountain climbers in difficulty over the August bank holiday, it was confirmed yesterday.

A WARNING sign that could save lives has mysteriously disappeared from a mountain in Co Kerry, popular with hill walkers and climbers.

DESPITE warnings not to go onto snow-covered mountains without proper equipment, four people had to be brought to safety from Carrantuohill by the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT), late on Saturday night.

Mountain climbers are unwittingly risking their lives by setting off on treks without any preparation, rescuers warned today.

FOUR people died in road accidents and a man was killed after a “substantial fall” on Ireland’s highest mountain over the weekend.

Members of the Kerry Mountain Rescue team searching for a man missing in the McGillycuddy Reeks in Co Kerry have found a body.

A 24-year-old woman is recovering in hospital in Kerry after a fall on the McGillicuddy Reeks yesterday.

Six people have been rescued from Carrauntuohill in Co Kerry after getting into difficulty on the mountain last night.

HILL walkers and others planning to head for the mountains during Christmas and the new year period were yesterday urged to take extreme care.

A LONG-AWAITED improvement in the weather following the rain-sodden summer seems to have unleashed a burning desire in many people to head for the hills.

A BUSY season, so far, for the rescue services in Kerry continued on Wednesday night when a 19-year-old German was brought to safety from a dangerous ledge on Dingle Peninsula.