The committee behind Puck Fair has set up a fundraising appeal to cover increasing insurance prices and overall running costs of the three-day festival.

With the annual Puck Fair celebrations just around the corner, the festival’s Royal Highness, Queen Puck, has been crowned.

If a well-known beer did ringside seats, they would probably be like this — right in front of the cattle ring with a freshly-poured pint in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

There’s a distinctive smell that signals the opening day of Puck Fair — a mix of horse manure, chips, and cigarette smoke — although this year some smokers have traded their cigarettes for vaping.

Puck Fair began in Killorglin today, with plenty of deals to be done on livestock between now and Saturday.

Animal rights activists will hold a protest at the annual Puck Fair which begins in County Kerry today.

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It ended as it began — with a goat, a crown, and a legendary fanfare.

The Department of Agriculture is coming under pressure to take action against the Kilorglin Puck Fair.

Animal rights activists are urging organisers of the Puck Fair in Killorglin, Co Kerry “to take the live goat out of the festival”, saying tradition can never be used to expose animals to physical and psychological damage.