THE death of a young canoeist in Kerry has prompted calls for the Irish Canoe Union to issue guidelines on the proper evaluation of infrequently used river courses.

A FOUR-DAY search for an 80-year-old man on the Dingle peninsula ended when a body was found on Mount Brandon.

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