Dogs banned from Carrantuohill

Dogs have been banned from Ireland’s highest mountain because pets unleashed by their owners have been attacking sheep.

An increasing number of people had been taking their dogs up Carrantuohill, in Co Kerry, but the situation had gone out of control, with between 30 and 40 sheep being killed or injured, according to farmers and tourism interests.

South Kerry Development Partnership (SKDP) has, in conjunction with landowners, erected signs at the three car parks used by hill walkers and climbers going onto the mountain in the MacGillycuddy Reeks.