War of words over club’s lime trees

A ROW has flared over plans by a top golf club to cut down old lime trees which date to the mid-1800s.

Killarney Golf and Fishing Club, on the shores of fabled Lough Léin, has obtained a felling licence from the Forestry Service to remove 18 of the 27 trees on its property at Mahoney’s Point.

The trees, which form an avenue between the clubhouse and the lake, are being felled next week for health and safety reasons, according to the club.