'Don't let your enthusiasm outstrip your experience,' Veteran mountain rescuer warns

Met Éireann has issued two Status Orange weather warnings for large parts of the country over the next 24 hours, with significant accumulations of snow and ice forecast. Kieran was joined by Head of Forecasting at Met Eireann Evelyn Cusack to discuss.

Furthermore, a woman was rescued from a snowbound Carrauntoohil in county Kerry this morning. The six person party got into trouble in a gully known as ’the bone’ on the mountain.

Veteran member of Kerry Mountain Rescue who took part in the rescue operation, Gerry Christie joined Kieran to discuss…

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