“Gardai were called in yesterday to try to trace a missing kangaroo in the West. The brown two-year-old kangaroo escaped from a field in Co Roscommon on Sunday evening and has not been seen since, to its owner’s distress. The animal was being cared for as a pet in a field at Crennane, between Ballaghaderreen and Loughglynn. However, he escaped on Sunday evening and there have been no reports of any sightings since then.”
Irish Independent: Keep an eye out for runaway kangaroo »
Earlier story: July 2006: Circus Kangaroo escapes in Ireland »
Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.