Call for warning signs over Lyme disease

Almost half of the cases of Lyme disease reported in 2016 were in the South-West, figures from the HSE reveal, amid calls for signs to be put up to warn walkers and campers about the risks of contracting it.

Lyme disease is spread by a bite from an infected tick and can cause, in some cases, severe debilitating heart and nervous system disease.

The condition has a high profile in Kerry after former county footballer and father of one Anthony Morris was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease.