Veteran Irish explorer Pat Falvey believes global warming was to blame for the lightning strike which killed Ian McKeever.

Tributes have poured in for Irish adventurer and record-breaking climber Ian McKeever who was killed by a freak lightning strike while leading a charity climb on Africa’s highest peak.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has led tributes to well-known Irish climber Ian McKeever killed by a lightning bolt while scaling Africa’s highest mountain.

Mountain climber Ian McKeever has been remembered this morning as an inspiration, who was unselfish in giving his time to others.

A well-known Irish climber has been killed in a freak tragedy while scaling Africa’s highest mountain.

An Irish mountaineer has been killed by lightning while leading an expedition of Irish climbers up Africa’s highest peak.

Tributes were last night paid to adventurer Ian McKeever, after a lightning strike on Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, claimed his life.

CBC students were recently part of the largest group ever to climb Kilimanjaro, says Sharon O’Reilly

More than 100 second-level students have ended their summer holidays on a high by reaching the top of one of the world’s most famous mountain peaks.

AN 11 year old from Tipperary has become the youngest girl to scale Africa’s highest mountain.

An 11-year-old from Co Tipperary has become the youngest girl to scale Africa’s highest mountain.

A CLIMBER is appealing to Taoiseach Enda Kenny to directly intervene after the authorities thwarted his attempts to become the fastest man to scale Africa’s highest mountain.

An Irish climber is appealing to Taoiseach Enda Kenny to directly intervene after authorities thwarted his attempts to become the fastest man to scale Africa’s highest mountain.

AN IRISH climber is making final preparations before a gruelling attempt to become the fastest man in the world to scale Africa’s highest mountain.

RECORD-BREAKING mountaineer Ian McKeever is to lead the first ever school-based expedition to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak.

IT has outlived many of its most famous characters like the Red Cow roundabout and the Westlink toll bridge, so AA Roadwatch had plenty of reason to celebrate yesterday when it marked 21 years of broadcasting traffic updates to a congested nation.

AN attempt by five Irishmen to row across the Atlantic, as part of a 14-man crew, has had to be abandoned after their craft was struck by a mystery object, thought to be a whale.

AS A record-breaking junior mountain climber, Sean McSharry takes the “what I did in the holidays” assignment to new levels.

READ it carefully. Today, 15 teams bid to scale the highest peak in each of the 32 counties in 100 hours or less.

JUNIOR mountaineer Sean McSharry may have made history by becoming the youngest European to scale Africa’s highest peak, but the plucky 10-year-old has an even tougher mountain to climb ahead — he has to go back to school tomorrow.

EATING lots of broccoli helped 10-year-old Sean McSharry become Europe’s youngest person to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.

An intrepid 10-year-old explorer today became the youngest person in Europe to climb one of the world’s highest mountains.

A 10-YEAR-OLD Dublin boy is hoping to become the youngest person to conquer Africa’s highest mountain.

Record-breaking mountaineer Ian McKeever is setting himself another challenge - scaling Australia's highest peak.

Ireland’s latest world record breaker will be the centre of attention at a civic reception in his honour in Dublin today.

An Irishman has conquered Mount Everest as part of his bid to climb the world's seven highest peaks in the space of just six months.

IRISH kids will be on top of the world next year when a charity climber plants their flags on the highest peaks of the seven continents.

WE may not have Everest, the Alps or the Pyrenees, but climbing Ireland’s highest 26 mountains is no small feat — especially if you’re going to do it in less than 100 hours.

WALK On, Walk On....

The Operation Rudolph Santa Cycle, which will take place from December 15 to 18, was officially launched in Dublin today.

A BUSY mother-of-two is getting her big break into public relations thanks to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland who will be using her ‘hero’ concept in a campaign to be launched on World Alzheimer Day in September.

CHARITIES last night warned of hampered fundraising efforts if postal services are not restored.

TWO students have been given backstage passes to Slane by Lord Henry Mountcharles after completing a 200-mile charity walk.

TAKING aspirin regularly may reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study.

A TEAM of mountains climbers were last night scaling Carrantuohill in the final leg of their bid to conquer the five highest peaks in Ireland and Britain inside 24 hours.