Different standards adopted for those who want to put lives at risk

OVER the weekend, thousands of people in this country will have put themselves in danger. Some of them will have risked life and limb by engaging in extreme sports, like rock climbing and cliff walking, which don’t usually come under that category heading.

The search and rescue helicopter passed over my home at least once, and will have been ready to scramble at all times.

The RNLI lifeboats will have been on standby. The gardaí were undoubtedly called out in every county.