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the rugby weekend
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'Grandparents are the anchor of many families - but we don't always recognise that'
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Man suffers heart attack, and others sustain serious injuries, on way up Croagh Patrick
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Pilgrims are advised not to climb Croagh Patrick barefoot
31 Jul 2016
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Reek Sunday
Three-year-old child treated for hypothermia on Croagh Patrick
27 Jul 2015
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Reek Sunday
Hundreds ignore warning not to climb Croagh Patrick, ten get hypothermia
26 Jul 2015
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Kenya
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The Camino de Santiago is coming back to Dublin after almost 800 years
12 Jul 2015
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fly to the Shrine
New Yorkers flying direct to Knock for a special Pilgrimage this summer
16 Jan 2015
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wing and a prayer
Plane carrying 170 Irish pilgrims forced to turn back to Dublin twice
15 Oct 2014
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Voices
Opinion: Blisters, bruises, bumps, bites – life on the Camino is tough but worth every minute
Michelle McBride
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Reek Sunday
Two people airlifted from Croagh Patrick as thousands make pilgrimage
27 Jul 2014
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the 20 thousand
13 mountain rescue teams in Mayo for mass 'Reek Sunday' pilgrimage
27 Jul 2014
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Pilgrimage
Erosion of Croagh Patrick a major concern ahead of 'Reek Sunday' pilgrimage
23 Jul 2014
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Would you ever consider going on a religious pilgrimage?
23 Jun 2014
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Voices
Opinion: Thousands of Irish people go on pilgrimage every year... but why?
Richard Scriven
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Voices
Opinion: I became a long-distance walker at 70 and have now covered thousands of miles
Donal Corcoran
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Voices
Column: A lot of people miss the point of Lourdes – it's about faith but also about fun
Lloyd Murphy
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Tourism
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Prayers
Seven plane-loads of people depart Dublin for Lourdes pilgrimage
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India
Indian train ploughs into a crowd of pilgrims, killing 35
19 Aug 2013
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Spain
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Lourdes
Hundreds of pilgrims evacuated after flooding hits Lourdes
20 Oct 2012
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Mayo
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29 Jul 2012
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Have you climbed Croagh Patrick?
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Croagh Patrick
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