This is the moment two ‘death wish’ workmen scaled ladders perched in the bucket of a cherry picker as they repaired a church roof.
The footage was captured in Tralee, County Kerry, on December 11 and shows St John’s Parish Church after it was damaged by Storm Barra.
The nail-biting video shows one workman, believed to be a steeplejack, straddling the two fully extended ladders which had been raised to roof height on a cherry picker.
This is the moment two ‘death wish’ workmen climb ladders balanced on a cherry picker to repair a church roof in Ireland
The footage was captured in Tralee, County Kerry, on December 11 and shows St John’s Parish Church (pictured) after it was damaged by Storm Barra
His colleague, wearing a high-vis jacket, can be seen standing at the base of the ladders and watching on.
The ladders have been placed against the pitched roof of the church as the men got to work with repairs on the building.
The man on the roof does not appear to be wearing any safety equipment, including a hard hat, as he works.
The person filming the clip can be heard saying ‘oh my god’ as they watch on in horror.
At one point, the man reaches over to start fixing another part of the roof and leans heavily on one of the ladders, while leaving his right leg hovering over the other.
Another clip then shows the other man, wearing the high-vis jacket, joining him as they take on a ladder each.
The nail-biting video shows one workman, believed to be a steeplejack, straddling his legs between two fully extended ladders on top of a cherry picker
Another clip then shows the other man, wearing the high-vis jacket, joining him as they take on a ladder each
The clip received a mixed reaction online, with some viewers joking about the risky workers and others slamming them for their disregard for safety.
A shocked onlooker shared the video onto Reddit on December 13, writing: ‘My god does this man have a death wish.’
One Reddit user commented: ‘That’s a very serious incident if he fell off and died. The other fella would be in court, possibly to jail.’
Another said: ‘If he’s not careful, that ladder will be his… stairway to heaven.’
Jimmy Briens Bar also shared a clip of the scenes on Facebook, writing: ‘They won’t have far to go for the funeral.’
Declan Slattery said: ‘They will be grand, they have God on their side.’
The clip received a mixed reaction online, with some viewers joking about the risky workers and others slamming them for their disregard for safety
Declan Slattery said: ‘They will be grand, they have God on their side.’
Dec Ruane said: ‘One step wrong they’ll be having their own funeral.’
Peter Doddy said: ‘For f**k sake, Jesus, how f***ing insane is that.’
James Addison said: ‘I bet the Health and Safety will be s***ing themselves at this.’
Robert O’Neill said: ‘Not worth the risk, should use the right equipment.’
The post has received almost 100,000 views on Facebook.
A spokesperson for St John’s Parish Church declined to comment on the footage and public reaction.
Storm Barra caused havoc in Ireland last week, leaving approximately 30,000 homes without electricity as severe arctic winds, rain and snow battered the country.
In some parts of southern and western Ireland, winds of up to and more than 80mph were recorded.
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