Seasonal mountain walkers are not necessarily the same as seasoned mountain walkers. Irish mountains are not high by international standards but they are challenging. People suffer serious injury and death in the hills of Ireland.
The Christmas holiday period is a time for leisure and recreation, including hill walking. It is a period where people often [...]

Busy day today. Training with Rescue 118 this morning who dropped us to trig point on Benbulben (we had to walk down ourselves). And in the afternoon we rescued a sheep that was stuck on a small ledge for nearly a week. A good days work. More photos in our Gallery.