Arrests as 1,000 ‘boy racers’ flock to Killarney

Upwards of 1,000 "boy racers’’ in noisy modified cars were in Killarney, Co Kerry, at the weekend, with gardaí receiving more than 30 complaints from the public about alleged dangerous driving and dangerous manoeuvres.

A number of arrests were made and around eight vehicles impounded, but gardaí had no major incidents, or public disorder, to report.

The boy racers are not part of the annual Rally of the Lakes, which has been based in Killarney for many years during the May bank holiday.