Gardaí ready for rally revelling

EXTRA gardaí, including the garda helicopter and two dog teams, are being drafted into Killarney for the annual Rally of the Lakes, during the weekend.

Crowds estimated at up to 60,000 are expected for what is the biggest weekend of the year in Kerry, according to gardaí.

Since a near-riot situation developed on the streets of Killarney during the 2000 rally - when gardaí were confronted by a drunken mob of several hundred and pelted with various missiles - there haven’t been any serious incidents.