For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Gardaí are investigating the killing of about 60 seals on the Blasket Islands off the Kerry coast. The slaughter of the breeding grey seals, which are a protected species in European waters, has been described as horrific by the Irish Seal Sanctuary. The organisation has also reported the matter to the Department of the Environment and the Wildlife Service. Some of the animals had been bludgeoned to death. Others were found shot on the western side of Beginish Island in the Blaskets. Kerry representative of the Irish Seal Sanctuary, Seán Eviston,...