Farming bodies welcome High Court judgment over ‘rights of way’ row

Farmers have become increasingly concerned at attempts by some people to impose rights-of-way where they do not exist, the Irish Farmers Association president, John Bryan, has claimed.

He said it was unfortunate that it had to take a Supreme Court judgment to confirm that public rights-of-way can only be claimed if they actually exist.

Mr Bryan said the way forward for developing recreational tourism is through consultation and agreement between all parties.