Mourners gather for K2 climber

Over 2,000 people paid their respects to Gerard McDonnell at a memorial mass this afternoon.

Over 2,000 people paid their respects to Gerard McDonnell at a memorial mass this afternoon.

The Limerick man became the first ever Irish man to reach the summit of K2 in Pakistan on August 1.

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