Tributes paid to Tipperary man who died on Carrauntoohill in Kerry

Gardaí confirmed this morning that the search for John Dunne is being stood down.

John Dunne. Picture: Kerry Mountain Rescue Team/Facebook

Tributes have been paid to a Tipperary climber after his remains were found on Carrauntoohil mountain in Co Kerry on Friday morning.

61-year-old John Dunne, who was head chef at the Horse &Jockey Hotel near Thurles, was described by his colleagues "as a rock" and "kept us all going through the hard times".