The annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage of Croagh Patrick saw few injuries as thousands started out at sunrise with good conditions to climb the mountain. The fantastic weather in Ireland continued for ...

Annual Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage, Murrisk, Co. Mayo. Pilgrims make their way up and down the rugged slopes of Croagh Patrick at sunrise. Pic: Michael Mc Laughlin.

The annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage, 29 July, on Ireland's holy mountain Croagh Patrick, near Westport, Co Mayo. Pic: Michael Mc Laughlin Barefoot pilgrims mingled with tourists, hill-walkers and ...

RTE star Ryan Tubridy has revealed Charlie Bird’s “remarkable” Croagh Patrick climb has raised a whopping €2.5million. Ex-RTE chief news correspondent Charlie, who was diagnosed w… ...

The new pilgrim path taking shape on Croagh Patrick (Pic: Climb the Reek) Finding the right stones on the mountain was a challenging task with as many as up to 20 in a step towards the cone of the ...

It’s his 52nd year looking after Croagh Patrick.” As Many Reasons as Pilgrims “Anyone coming to the mountain to climb it knows that it’s a holy and sacred place,” said Father McDonnell.

I’m on the Late Late Show tonight and will be launching ‘Climb with Charlie’. I will be climbing Croagh Patrick on the 2nd April.If you want to help you can climb a mountain near you.

To climb Croagh Patrick is to witness a tradition that is Christian and Irish – but also universal and primeval. A range of holy mountains extends across continents and faith systems.

The pathway was decided on by the Croagh Patrick Stakeholders Group, formed in November 2015, as a community response to concerns over the condition of the mountain which some 120,000 people climb ...

Former RTÉ correspondent Charlie Bird, who has MND, is counting down the days to his Croagh Patrick charity climb on April 2. But protecting the environment is at the forefront of his mind too ...