Weird and wonderful stories reflect life Beyond the Pale

A COLLECTION of stories from regional newspapers, which has just been published in a book, reveals the country still has plenty of characters.

Beyond the Pale, published by Mentor Books, is the work of Donal Hickey, the Irish Examiner’s long-serving regional correspondent for Kerry.

All forms of human life are to be found in the collection of humorous, strange and weird stories compiled by the Killarney-based author for the 287-page book.