Teenager airlifted to hospital after mountain fall

A 16-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital this morning after spending the night stranded alone on the Dingle Peninsula.

Teenager airlifted to hospital after mountain fall

A 16-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital this morning after spending the night stranded alone on the Dingle Peninsula.

The teenager had been climbing Mount Brandon, near Dingle in Co Kerry, with his 13-year-old brother when he fell from a ledge, suffering severe head injuries.

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