{"id":247595,"date":"2026-01-16T09:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/247595\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:18:14","slug":"deer-and-trees-putting-lives-at-real-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/247595\/","title":{"rendered":"Deer and trees putting lives at real risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A deer grazing ant Killarney Golf and Fishing Club close to the main road at Fossa<\/p>\n

The deer are jumping out on to the road. They are beautiful to look at but not so nice when they are on the bonnet of your car with their legs coming in the windscreen<\/p>\n

The danger posed by wandering deer to motorists travelling from Port Road to Lackabane Village in Fossa is escalating all the time and the situation has now reached crisis point, a meeting of Killarney Municipal District Council was told on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Cllr Brendan Cronin said Transport Infrastructure Ireland had previously given clear-cut commitments that action would be taken but that pledge has fallen through.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is getting weary and more frustrated. It is extremely disappointing and we can\u2019t rely on commitments given,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cllr Cronin said a number of years have passed since families, who had lost loved ones due to incidents with deer on that particular road, personally pleaded with the council for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of accidents at this stage is just ridiculous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deer are jumping out on to the road. They are beautiful to look at but not so nice when they are on the bonnet of your car with their legs coming in the windscreen\u201d Cllr Cronin remarked.<\/p>\n

He also highlighted the danger posed by dangerous trees on the left-hand-side of the road heading towards Fossa which have the potential to fall and kill someone.<\/p>\n

\"\"Cllr Brendan Cronin: The number of accidents at this stage is just ridiculous<\/p>\n

\u201dIs there anything going to be done in 2026? Give the public the true facts,\u201d he pleaded with senior officials.<\/p>\n

Cllr John O\u2019Donoghue said, at this stage, the deer were as numerous as cars on the Fossa road while Cllr Maura Healy-Rae labelled it a death trap due to deer and massive trees right at the side of the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cFatalities have happened at this location. We were given a commitment but it wasn\u2019t delivered,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Cllr Niall O\u2019Callaghan described the threat posed by deer in Fossa as being \u201cnuts and off the Richter scale\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said he was recently returning from a wedding in Sneem and he encountered three incidents with deer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we being told what is happening? It\u2019s about safety and people\u2019s lives and their cars,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"A deer at the side of the main road close to the entrance to the Fossa Way<\/p>\n

Cllr Marie Moloney said there had been great fanfare about a new system to control deer that was being imported from America but nothing has happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat stretch of road is notorious. When I drive it my eyes are glued to the ditch.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe do not want another fatality or serious injury or cars being destroyed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Council officials said environmental studies have been carried out along that stretch of road and a feasibility and options report was prepared. The potential to widen the road was assessed but not deemed to be feasible due to \u201cenvironmental constraints\u201d.<\/p>\n

Two separate pilot projects utilising new technologies for controlling deer \u2013 as well as a drier alert system \u2013 are being developed for the site with the process guided by consultants.<\/p>\n

Transport Infrastructure Ireland is supporting one of the initiatives and the other is part of a wider pilot study.<\/p>\n

Councillors were told that they would have a detailed report on the matter at their next meeting.<\/p>\n

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