Protestors have gathered on the Conor Pass to call on the State to buy it and turn it into a national park.
As one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland, the Conor Pass in Co Kerry provides a scenic way to travel from the north to south coast of the Dingle Peninsula through narrow, twisting roads.had been put on the market for €10 million by the American individual who currently owns it.This morning, protestors gathered at the scenic site to call on Minister of State Malcolm Noonan and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to ensure that the State buys Conor Pass and turns it into a national park.
"We haven't got enough land protected, we haven't got enough land in Ireland [where] the nature and wildlife and biodiversity diversity is protected – this would guarantee that," she said.
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