A LIMERICK man who died shortly after becoming the first Irish person to climb K2 — the world’s most dangerous mountain — was honoured yesterday by his native county.

ADVENTURER Gerard McDonnell, who died on his descent from K2 last August, has been nominated posthumously for the Limerick Person of the Year Award.

DUTCH mountaineer Wilco van Rooijen was lucky to come home alive from a expedition to reach the summit of the world’s second highest mountain during which 11 people died, among them Limerick climber Gerard McDonnell.

Over 2,000 people paid their respects to Gerard McDonnell at a memorial mass this afternoon.

AN American climber spoke yesterday of the ice fall that caused the deaths of 11 climbers on K2, including Limerick climber Gerard McDonnell.

The brother and girlfriend of Limerick climber, gerard McDonnell, missing and presumed dead in the Himalayas are to travel to the area to meet the leader of the ill-fated expedition.

Rescue helicopters were flown in to K2 today after an avalanche left at least nine climbers feared dead.

The body of Limerick man Gerard McDonnell will not be recovered from K2 after the rescue operation was wound down today.

Rescue efforts resumed today to find at least nine climbers, including an Irish man, feared dead on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, after an avalanche cut ropes used to cross a treacherous wall of ice, officials said.

The family of Limerick climber, Gerard McDonnell have confirmed that they now believe he died while descending K2, the world's second highest mountain.

Searches are continuing today for a Co Limerick climber who went missing in Asia after scaling the second highest mountain in the world.

Fears were today mounting for the safety of a Co Limerick climber after he went missing while descending the second highest mountain in the world.

A climbing website has posted an alert that Irish climber Gerard McDonnell has disappeared hours after reaching the summit of K2 in the Himalayas.

A Co Limerick man has become the first Irish person to reach the peak of the world's most dangerous mountain.

A CO LIMERICK adventurer yesterday became the first Irish man to reach the summit of the world’s second-highest mountain, K2.

A Co Limerick adventurer today became the first Irish man to reach the summit of the world’s second highest mountain – K2.

The younger of two Dublin sisters accused of murdering and chopping up their mother’s boyfriend told gardaí that their mother told them “please just kill him for me", and gave them a knife and hammer, a jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Mayo residents affected by a landslide almost three years ago say they are hopeful preventative measures will stop such damage again.

A father of two has been jailed for 10 years Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for strangling a Cavan man who had beaten him with his walking stick.

A 34-year-old man throttled his elderly friend to death in retaliation for being hit with a walking stick, a court heard today.

FARMERS in north Mayo whose property was damaged by a freak landslide a year ago are demanding tens of thousands of euro in unpaid compensation.

Farmers in North Mayo whose property was damaged by a freak landslide a year ago are demanding tens of thousands of euro of unpaid compensation.

THE Irish team that conquered Mount Everest will fly into Cork todayat the end of a gruelling two-and-a-half months’ climbing in the Himalayas.

THEY don’t encounter too may puc fadas in the vicinity of the Himalayas, let alone the top of the world.

Two Irish climbers have successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

ONE of the two women members of Ireland’s Everest team withdrew from the climb yesterday after succumbing to a stomach bug.

A CLIMBER on the Irish Mount Everest expedition is recovering in hospital after a near-death experience.

IT may be sunny at home, but members of an Irish team climbing Mount Everest are praying for better weather to help them reach the summit.