Large groups of deer spotted in Killarney town amid controversial National Park culling programme

Groups of large red stags, up to a dozen in one instance, have been spotted on main roads in Killarney town amid a controversial culling programme in the Killarney National Park being conducted at the end of the deer hunting season.

A large area of the park nearest the town, as well as the local golf course, was closed off to protect the public while trained rangers shot the deer under licence.