Cork father and son ‘simply strayed’ onto deer hunting land

A Cork father and son with hunting firearms had “strayed” onto lands leased by a deer hunting company in the Clydagh Valley near Killarney, a court was told.

Michael Byrd, aged 64, and his son Darren, aged 22, of Templeacre Avenue, Gurranabrahar, Cork, were captured on cameras set up to monitor wildlife.