Red deer stags in Killarney have become so “subdued” by the current spell of warm weather, they are taking a break from their annual mating ritual and can scarcely roar, let alone fight.

A mystery flasher has made some fleeting appearances in one of the country’s top tourist attractions.

It wasn’t beside a lake or beneath a tree but it was most certainly fluttering and dancing in the breeze when Clodagh O’Connor discovered what is thought to be Ireland’s first daffodil of 2013.

Visitors to Kerry could find it difficult to get a place in which to “spend a penny” because of a money shortage.

IRELAND may be excluded from playing in the next Cricket World Cup, but the ‘foreign’ game may yet vie with Gaelic football for the hearts of sports people in Kerry.