Boxing scales Carrantuohill peak to aid brothers with rare disease

A FUND-RAISING campaign for children affected by the extremely rare Battens Disease reached new heights over the weekend.

A number of boxing matches were held on Carrantuohill, in Co Kerry, on Saturday with the full-sized ring flown up the mountainside by helicopter.

However, plans to stage the event on the summit of Ireland’s highest mountain had to be abandoned because of weather conditions and the ring was set up just below cloud level.