Umbrella plan for Killarney blown off the agenda

It look as if visitors to one of our main tourist towns — notorious for the rain — will have to bring their wet own gear for some time to come.

Plans “to put a roof over Main St, Killarney’’, in the form of large portable umbrellas, have stalled since the abolition of the local town council in June.

The idea was to help tourists remain dry and to provide cover for musical and cultural events in the heart of Killarney. Annual rainfall in so-called Heaven’s Reflex is among the highest in Ireland and about twice the levels recorded on the east coast.