Two young women have been air-lifted off Croagh Patrick following a fall which left one of them unconscious. Sun Jul 27 2003 - 01:00 ...

Up to 20,000 pilgrims climbed Ireland's holiest mountain - Croagh Patrick - on Sunday. They were continuing a tradition dating back 1,500 years. It is understood about 16 people were injured ...

Croagh Patrick in County Mayo is an important site of pilgrimage where St Patrick is believed to have fasted during the 5th-century. Croagh Patrick, which overlooks Clew Bay, the Wild Atlantic Way ...

The county jerseys worn by many of the climbers reflected their diverse origins - Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Dublin, Tyrone, Laois and Kerry. The tradition of climbing the Co Mayo peak on the last ...

One of them is 20-something Stephen McGuinness, who left home in Co Roscommon at 2.30am for this, his second time at Croagh Patrick, and his first barefoot. READ MORE ...

Order of Malta Ambulance Corps urges pilgrims to prepare for warm weather and high volume of people ahead of Reek Sunday climb at Croagh Patrick this weekend. #SavingLives #ReekSunday https://t.co ...

For more than 1,600 years, pilgrims have gathered at Croagh Patrick near Westport, Mayo, to climb the mountain as part of a spiritual and religious journey over 2,502ft. Known as Ireland’s "Holy ...

Up to 20,000 pilgrims have continued a 1,500-year-old tradition by climbing Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo. Some 16 people were seriously injured in falls on the mountain as climbers had to deal with ...

The Climb With Charlie fundraiser has raised €850,000 so far ahead of the event which will see people hiking Mayo’s Croagh Patrick and other beauty spots around the country this weekend.

ONE man, one mountain and 365 days. Matt Loughrey (32) is attempting to climb Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo every day for a year to raise money for charity. The father of two, pictured above by Paul ...

It was then that Saint Patrick reputedly fasted on the summit for 40 days and 40 nights, following the example of Jesus Christ and Moses. More than 100,000 people visit Croagh Patrick every year.