Hungry deer from Killarney National Park are encroaching into neighbouring farmland

Deer are breeding in the park but have moved 'well beyond their usual circumference' say frustrated farmers. 

The mayor of Killarney Brendan Cronin and representatives of the IFA have raised the issue of deer in Killarney National Park encroaching on neighbouring farm land. File Picture

Farmers in Killarney have called on the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), to buy winter fodder for deer driven by hunger on to their farms.

The mayor of Killarney Brendan Cronin said today that the park has to address the issue of deer which have gone “well beyond their usual circumference”, and the anger and frustration of farmers and landowners.