Jarveys face ban by refusing to fit dung-catch device

IT was business as usual for jarveys in Killarney National Park yesterday, despite a warning they would be barred from the tourist attraction if they did not fit dung-catching devices to their traps.

Yesterday was the introductory day for the compulsory use of the devices on the horse-drawn cars, but the jarveys insisted they would not use them for safety reasons.

In recent years there has been growing criticism of horse dung on roadways in the park, which stretches for about 15 km from the town to Ross Castle and in the Muckross area.