Land access change needed for walkers in Ireland
The Keep Ireland Open (KIO) group says that a “total attitude change” is needed in order to ensure that there is not a pushback from landowners and farmers regarding coastal areas, the countryside and mountains. The group adds that these areas should remain accessible to the nation’s population. Secretary of the western branch of KIO, Michael Murphy says legislation is urgently needed to “copper-fasten the common law right of ordinary…