Fellow climbers performed CPR on the woman. A woman was airlifted from near the top of Croagh Patrick on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest. Fellow climbers carried out CPR on the woman, before a defibrillator was deployed from St Patrick’s Oratory – a church located at the top of the iconic mountain. Emergency services […]

1 year ago

“That’s a busy mountain.” Popular Irish podcast hosts The 2 Johnnies were left speechless after a listener submitted a story into the show about his peculiar habit of getting down to business in odd locations. The hosts were taking submissions from their listeners about the strangest places they’ve done the deed and were astounded by […]

2 years ago

A real hero, and a real human being. Charlie Bird conquered Croagh Patrick at the weekend, along with the hearts of the watching nation. Having delivered on his promise to scale the mountain as part of the ‘Climb With Charlie’ event, the former RTÉ broadcaster celebrated his achievement with family, friends and members of the […]

4 years ago

“I cried so much yesterday, but they were all tears of joy.” A huge number of people across the country took part in various climbs to support Charlie Bird‘s summit of Croagh Patrick on Saturday (2 April). Bird climbed the Mayo mountain to raise funds for Pieta House and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association. […]

4 years ago

Brought to you by Rockshore Everyone knows West is the best, and here’s why Are you ready for summer to be over? Thought so, neither are we. Unfortunately we can’t stop time, and we’ve got to deal with it in the only way we know how. You guessed it, with an amazing break to finish […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Rockshore Magical Mayo… You’ve obviously heard how amazing Mayo is (probably from your Mayo pals who won’t shut up about it), but the next time you and your friends have some free time, you need to hop in the car and head for this crackin’ county in the West. Once you […]

8 years ago