Has Kerry's famous Gap of Dunloe become too popular?

 A family take a leisurely afternoon drive on a jaunting car followed by a stream of traffic through the narrow road at the Gap of Dunloe, Co. Kerry.  Picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

Kerry County Council is launching a public consultation into the iconic Gap of Dunloe, a 12 km long mountain pass that is home to less than 100 people but is used by hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

The world-renowned attraction, one of the best examples of a glaciated valley in Europe, is now at or above capacity, and the visitor experience is being diminished, the council has heard.