Man (56) dies while climbing up Mount Brandon in Kerry Sadly, he was declared dead at the scene The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A 56-year-old man has died after falling ill while climbing Mount Brandon in Kerry this afternoon. The man was navigating his way through the Faha route with four other people when he took ill shortly after 1.30 pm.