Among the railways worst affected are the Dublin-Wexford line, Mallow-Killarney, Mullingar-Galway and Ennis-Athenry
Last year, there were 58 such incidents, more than double the number of strikes which occurred in 2018.
The spokesperson said the company is installing deer-proof fencing where possible and feasible, but said it is difficult to make it 100% effective. Road Safety Authority records show there were ten casualties as a result of collisions with deer between 2017 and 2021, and the role of deer in some fatal road collisions has been raised during inquests in Co Kerry on a number of occasions.
"There are estimates from 60,000 to 150,000 and there's huge variety there in that estimate. No one really knows, but we do know there are a lot of deer.""It’s very expensive to undertake, and difficult to put a 6ft fence around the whole perimeter of a farm". Another study, yet to be published by the Department of Agriculture but seen by RTÉ News, delivers a different message.
However the Irish Deer Commission, which is a voluntary organisation that argues for sustainable deer management, disagrees with any suggestion of a national approach to culling deer.
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