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.

A woman remains in a serious condition in hospital following a crash in Co. Kerry.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Four walkers who got into difficulty on Carrantuohill in Co Kerry have been rescued.