Damien Enright: A Walrus deterrent invented in West Cork

Cardboard cut-outs of a polar bear seem to have been very effective in deterring Wally the Walrus

The Arctic Walrus, which people have named Wally, has been spotted again in West Cork. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Much ado about this spring and summer’s wandering walrus, sighted in various harbours in Kerry, Cork and Waterford. 

Every newspaper and radio channel has reported on it. The British “Independent” newspaper describes it as the “travelling UK walrus” in its headline “Where’s Wally? Famous travelling UK walrus sets up home on a motorboat.” The motorboat was in West Cork, property of Clonakilty Distillery, which graciously allowed, indeed hosted, its stay aboard.