Bad weather hampers Irish Everest expedition

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.

The expedition team of six left Ireland on March 15 last and they’re hoping to scale the summit sometime during the week of May 10-17.

There are two women on the team, Cork University Hospital (CUH) doctor Clare O’Leary, 31, and Derry dentist Hannah Shields, 37. Both are hoping to become the first Irish women to successfully ascend Everest.