Two Irish sisters have honoured their late father by recreating a photo with him at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Conor O'Duffy reached the African summit nine months before he died from oesophageal cancer when he was 42.
"When times got tough, we felt as though he was with us in some way, motivating and encouraging us to push through the challenges," Jennifer and Sarah added.Following surgery and treatment, his wife Orla remembers he decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with his brother and nephew."I honestly don't know how he did it - it was pure grit and determination. Unfortunately, he was very unwell when he came back to Ireland so we went to his doctor.
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