Row over rapidly spreading plant in Killarney National Park grows

A political row has flared over a long-running programme to stop the spread of the invasive rhododendron plant in one of the country’s prime tourist attractions.

For more than 30 years, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has been working to eradicate rhododendron from Killarney National Park.

But MEP Lynn Boylan has claimed re-infestation is occurring at an “alarming pace”.