Walking festival to celebrate rhododendron

A plant, vilified by many for being invasive and allegedly causing damage to woodlands and the environment, is to be celebrated in a Co Tipperary community.

As the National Wildlife and Parkland Services battle to control the rhododendron in Killarney’s National Park, communities around the Knockmealdown Mountains are planning a Rhododendron Walking Festival.

The festival centres around the villages of Newcastle, Clogheen, and Goatenbridge.