Man hiking in the Burren airlifted to hospital

The hillwalker sustained a leg injury while climbing Slieve Carran on the border of Clare and Galway

A hillwalker was injured while walking in the Burren, Clare. Picture: File

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured while hiking in the Burren in North Clare this morning.

The alarm was raised at around 10.30am when emergency services received a report of a hillwalker sustaining a leg injury while climbing Slieve Carran on the birder of Clare and Galway.