The Taoiseach has confirmed he will climb Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo with Ireland soccer manager Giovanni Trappitoni before the team departs for the European Championships this summer.

Enda Kenny said the pair, along with scores of volunteers, hoped to raise money for a number of local charities by pitching in €20 a head.

He announced the plan during his acceptance speech as Mayo Person of The Year at a ceremony in Dublin last Saturday evening - which Midwest Radio attended.

"I expect we'll get maybe 10,000 people to climb the holy mountain, at €20 a head," he said.