Mags looks to the stars... and hopes to join them

An Irishwoman who has flown to the edge of space is hoping to boldly go one step further — but she needs your help to fulfil her childhood dream.

Mags O’Sullivan, 48, from Tralee, Co Kerry, has set her sights on becoming the first Irish woman to fly in to space on the Lynx XCOR space vehicle.

But the qualified pilot will be sweating it out for a few months while she tries to gather enough votes to get through the first stage of a tough three-stage qualification process.