Member of Sligo mountain rescue team dies in fall on Ben Bulben

Tributes are being paid to a member of Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue who died after a fall on Ben Bulben on Tuesday night.

Octavius (Ocky) Job, who was in his 40s, was hiking with a friend, also an experienced climber and volunteer with the local mountain rescue team, when he fell while climbing a gully above the Ben Bulben Forest Walk.

The man was hiking with a friend, when he slipped while climbing a gully above the Ben Bulben Forest Walk.

He suffered a serious head injury, and despite intensive efforts by his mountain rescue colleagues, he could not be revived.

The body has been recovered from the scene and taken to Sligo University Hospital.

Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue says they are devasted by the loss of their friend and colleague - but remain operational while mourning their loss.