Scare tactics claim overeagles

KERRY councillor Michael Healy-Rae yesterday came under fire for “scaremongering” about plans to re-introduce white-tailed sea eagles to the south-west.

Chairman of the White-tailed Eagle Support Group Jerry O’Grady, from Killarney, said the councillor should stick to the facts and refrain from “over the top” statements about eagles.

Mr Healy-Rae had earlier claimed that the eagles could prey on lambs.

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