A bitter row over a disputed right of way near the Lakes of Killarney is set to erupt again after An Bord Pleanála ruled that a gate erected to block public access to the lakeshore is not exempt from planning permission requirements.

A farm family had no choice but to defend proceedings against a 123-year-old rowing club, some of whose members had “aggressively pursued” a claim for a right of way through the lands, a judge said yesterday.

A rowing club has effectively been shut down after its members lost a claim for a right-of-way across farmland.

A woman whose family has been locked in a right-of-way row with a local sports club interrupted Mass on Easter Sunday to voice her concerns over the saga.

FAMILY and friends of the sole survivor of the crash, Darragh Jones, 16, were yesterday saying prayers of thanks for his miraculous escape from death.