Richard Collins: Goats aren’t kidding around in Clare

Goats, it seems, are climbing onto cars in County Clare. Two young ones were said to have been electrocuted when they invaded an ESB installation. Councillors are calling for action but they don’t want the animals to be culled. Castration has been suggested.

The reports bring to mind the Souss region of Morocco. Wandering through the dusty hot countryside there, you come upon a bizarre sight; goats browsing high up in trees. There can be 10 or more animals on a single tree, some of them in the topmost branches. Far from objecting to the behaviour, the local farmers welcome it.