Writer Oli Smith made a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, Ireland - CATHAL MCNAUGHTON Even in the half light of the morning, you could make out barefooted pilgrims on the holy mountain.

It was more pleasure than penance for many of the pilgrims who climbed the precipitous but newly restored pathway to Croagh Patrick’s pyramidal peak on a cloudy day this week. Gaeilgeoirí pals from ...

Thousands of people have climbed Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo for the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage. Among them was Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, who ...

Picking up from where I left off in my last post, Kev and I were in Westport, Co. Mayo, on a clear and sunny day, which meant we felt obligated to climb Croagh Patrick, the holy mountain a few ...

"Did you make it to the top?" I responded in the affirmative. "I think you're the first one up today. Any view?" I responded in the negative. The restoration worker wished me well and my descent ...

For the first time, emergency and voluntary service members from across Co Mayo and beyond have climbed Croagh Patrick in full uniform. The event was organised in tribute to Martin Gilligan, also ...

Former RTÉ News journalist Charlie Bird appeared on Ireland's Late Late Show on Friday night to discuss motor neuron disease diagnosis and launch a climb of Croagh Patrick in April to raise money for ...

Pilgrims travelled from all over Ireland to Croagh Patrick in west Mayo for annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage An ecumencial first on Croagh Patrick for Reek Sunday Thousands of people climbed Ireland’s ...