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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE have ignored warnings not to climb Croagh Patrick today, with ten needing treatment for hypothermia.
Earlier today, gardaí confirmed that Croagh Patrick’s annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage had been cancelled.
Between 15,000 and 20,000 people were expected to climb what’s regarded as the country’s holiest mountain this weekend.
Met Eireann then issued a yellow weather alert for today until 3pm forecasting heavy rain.
That led to the climb being cancelled, but hundreds ignored that warning and traversed up the peak regardless.
Many are believed to have been forced to turn back and Mayo Mountain Rescue Team confirmed to TheJournal.ie that ten people have been treated for hypothermia.
Due to the adverse weather conditions on the County Mayo mountain the pilgrimage had been called off, with gardaí saying the conditions are unsafe for climbers today.
Every year, thousands of people climb the mountain in pilgrimage, some even barefooted. Mass is said at the top of the mountain.
It’s believed the mountain rescue tents were blown down over night and the structure for Mass on the top was also blown away.
The pilgrimage schedule has been transferred to Lecanvey Church a mile past Croagh Patrick.
The pilgrimage is traditionally held on the last Sunday in July.
Around 13 volunteer mountain rescue teams from all over the country are in the area were due to be involved in today’s operation.
With reporting from Paul Hosford
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@aidan mccormack: this is the best news I’ve heard since Hitler was defeated!
@aidan mccormack:
@aidan mccormack: enough said
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@Darren Caffrey: does anybody really care.
@Johnny B: we’re paying for this
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My kids love the show so hence I see it every week – Lotti was undoubtedly a great dancer but call me a cynic if you like – the full front page promo by RTE couldn’t have harmed her cause at all. Some shower running Rte and promoting their own for the summer season .. watch for a new tv show featuring ms Ryan …..
@Fred Frederickson: At least we know who will be on the Late Late Show next Friday.
@Mike Keane: there will be no late late next Friday Cov 19
@pat seery: there will. Tubs will be at one end Lottie at the other. Studio audience will be canned laughter and cameras will by remotely operated.
Fair play , thought it was between her and Ryan , very good standard this year , well done all
A distraction, but c’mon, she studied dance in new York for years. Who, really, could compete?
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Ryan was robbed. Consistently the best dancer, never in the dance off.
@Johnny B: who cares.
Ryan was by far the best dancer
She was my favourite dancer so I’m delighted for her, but I would have been happy if Ryan had won! Well done to them all
A professionally trained dancer wins a competition for amatuers. Ryan was trained in New York and owned her own dance studio in Dublin for a time, before RTE came calling.
This show highlights everything that is wrong with RTE. That place needs to be dissolved in its entirety.
Not surprising she is a Dance Teacher .
Lottie put her heart and soul into her performance
Pasquale was a real pro.
They performed great together
@Dermot O’Reilly: they are both pros. Not a fair competition
RTE nepotism
As RTE decreed. So obvious every week that they had ordered she must win.
No words? I do…. FIX.
Is this Gerry Ryan daughter?if so Id say he is up in heaven a good little sniff looking down on her,
And I mean a sniff from crying
@Happy entertainment: yes she is Gerry’s daughter
She performed as a true pro.
@Dermot O’Reilly: A part of the rte family wins this and a part of the utv family won there dancing on ice sounds weird
@Happy entertainment: Of course she is Gerry’s daughter. Why the h*ll do you think she was on the show? I wanted to put that differently but I’m not allowed. I’m happy to say I didn’t see a single second of it. I don’t support people who are only where they are due to nepotism
@Dermot O’Reilly: That’s because she is a trained professional dancer.
RTE of course, don’t see anything wrong with pitting a pro against amateurs. Neither obviously did the people watching the show.
Fair play is obviously not an RTE trait nor is it a trait of those who watch RTE.
She was my favourite dancer so I’m delighted for her, but I would have been happy if Ryan had won! Well done to them all
They were all great finalists.
A very high standard of dancing etc.
Gerry would have been so proud of her.
She wone it because shes already a dancer and who her late father was.. Doh!
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What a surprise ha ha!!!!!!
Good to see she has an actual talent for something as broadcasting talent did not pass from her late Dad to her unfortunately
@Nigel o’Neill: must make you feel big slating a young woman. Fair play!! I actually think she’s excellent on radio, is naturally funny and will have a great career there
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Clarification : RTE guide -
I hope Lottie doesn’t read any of these hateful comments this morning! Have we learned nothing after Caroline Flack etc?? “BE KIND!” She was superb and a deserved champion! As was Ryan! But that’s the nature of the competition!
Congratulations Lottie
Well deserved
This show has lost its appeal I think.
Wtf,? I couldn’t give a flying fcuk.
@Tomas: Think the article may have been written for those interested in Dancing With The Stars. Really don’t understand the mentality of people who will read an article on a subject they couldn’t give a fcuk about and then comment to let people know how they couldn’t give a fcuk. Most normal people would just glance at the headline and move on if not interested. You seem to think if an article doesn’t interest you then it shouldn’t be here.
@Tommy Roche: a lot more important things happening than a phone in money spinner, a lot of people loosing jobs today.. This is far from news worthy at the moment.. So go fcuk yourself
@Tomas: Are you suggesting we shouldn’t be watching TV at all or that we should only watch COVID-19 news?? It’s exactly at times like this that people need harmless distractions. It’s an extremely popular show and I for one was delighted to have a couple of hours to escape from the constant bad news. Currently watching a home renovation show..is that ok or should I switch over to something more depressing??
@Tomas: I’m with Tommy Roach on this one! Why did you feel the need to read and comment on the article at all?! You’re language is a disgrace too! I already know what you’re response will be as you come across as a person that’s pretty limited in their use of vocabulary!
@Tomas: move along there Mossy, no one asked u to read the fcuking article
@Tomas: So go read the more important articles. Go read about the people losing their jobs, if that’s what floats your boat. Seems like you could do with a distraction yourself from all the doom and gloom articles. I suggest a few episodes of the Muppet Show. You’ll feel right at home.
@Tomas: who cares its a load of rubbish.
They should give the winnings to the hospitals,if it’s monetary!
@Edel O’Dea: feck off you doombag
I hope Lottie doesn’t read any of these hateful comments this morning! Have we learned nothing after Caroline Flack etc?? “BE KIND!” She was superb and a deserved champion! As was Ryan! But that’s the nature of the competition!
How is the priest doing?
@Al Fresco: Still rehearsing
Maybe she can become a dancer.
Because she’s a dreadful DJ
I hope Lottie doesn’t read any of these hateful comments this morning! Have we learned nothing after Caroline Flack etc?? “BE KIND!” She was superb and a deserved champion! As was Ryan! But that’s the nature of the competition!
@Olive Hickey: What part of ‘she’s trained profession dancer’ do you not get?
Why did RTE feel the need to put a pro dancers against absolute amateurs, and why did Ryan, knowing her unfair advantage, feel the need to compete with amateurs.
Delighted to see that the judges and public were singing from the same hymn sheet. A show comparable with the best of world standards. Well done to RTE and all involved.
Pity we have so many begrudgers still in this
Country …..the country isn’t half settled……jealousy is a terrible infliction.
I’d say they did The Rev. Ray out of it, I say.
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