Killarney stands in solidarity with NY jarveys

Killarney jarveys, who have had major rows with the authorities in recent years, are fully supporting colleagues fighting a ban on horsedrawn carriages in New York.

There is outcry in the Big Apple over mayor Bill de Blasio’s move to get the carriages out of Central Park where they have been part of the landscape since the 1880s.

Following an election promise to outlaw the carriages over animal rights concerns, Mr de Blasio said it was inhumane for horses to work amid the bustling traffic of city streets and he wanted them replaced with electric cars.