Step off the tour bus and make for the mountains at Wander Wild festival

Killarney’s new festival embraces its wild and wonderful hinterland, writes Vickie Maye

John O'Sullivan, enjoying the view in the Kerry mountains. Photo credit: Adrian McCarthy, Grandview Media.

“The next generation won’t want to be on a coach looking out at Kerry.”

Pat Chalke, one of the organisers of Killarney’s Wander Wild, is explaining the motivation behind the town’s outdoor festival.