Objections to Killarney Park walks proposal

A number of objections have been lodged to a proposal by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to “allow full public access” to the ancient oak woods and rarely glimpsed cascade at the western edge of Killarney National Park.

The remote area at Tomies West was recently home to one of the first pairs of nesting eagles here in more than 100 years.

The application to Kerry County Council by the parks service is for a a 1km roadway, a 28-space car park, and an entrance on the western edge of the park and biggest of the Killarney lakes, Lough Leane.