"The chapel on the mountain top has been closed all summer and the toilets on the mountainside are not being maintained," says the administrator of Westport Parish, Fr Charlie McDonnell.
“There is a cooperative dimension and a willingness to make way for others who might be finding it more difficult.”
Up to 25,000 expected to take part in the first Reek Sunday climb in two years following the cancellation of last year’s event due to bad weather.
Up to 30,000 Expected to Climb Croagh Patrick for Reek Sunday.