Weapons seized in Traveller feud

Gardaí in Tralee have seized a number of slash hooks and other weapons in a feud-related incident on Sunday night.

Gardaí in Tralee have seized a number of slash hooks and other weapons in a feud-related incident on Sunday night.

Two men involved in a fight near Rath cemetery were treated for injuries at Kerry General Hospital and one weapon was recovered.

Follow-up searches of vehicles in the town centre led to the further seizures.

The incident is the most serious in a series of minor complaints over the past week, sparking fears that the feud which has affected most of Kerry’s leading Traveller families may be reigniting.

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Most of the 20 Travellers jailed last winter at Tralee District Court for feud-related offences have been released.