Killarney rector says rally ‘harmful to town’

Donal Hickey, Kerry

Killarney rector says rally ‘harmful to town’

The Rev Stan Evans pointed to the huge amount of littering and bad publicity for a premier tourist area arising from more than 50 arrests, mainly for public order offences, last weekend. Most of the arrests were on Saturday night.

The rally is a massive crowd-puller and generates estimated spending of E25 million, with hotels, restaurants, pubs, takeaway food outlets and accommodation providers being the main beneficiaries.

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