EXCLUSIVE: CONCERN has been expressed after a number of men spent the Christmas weekend living in a tent at Glenveagh National Park.
The men, believed to be foreign nationals, pitched a tent on the Derrylahan Trail, a marked walk at the Co Donegal park.
As many as six men were spotted in the area on Christmas Day.
Around 50 empty beer tins could be seen dumped in a pile beside the tent which was pitched in a wooded area overlooking the lake.
A howling gale had lashed the area with heavy rain for most of the weekend.
A donegaldaily.com reader who saw the site said he felt sorry for the men.
“Quite why they thought it was a good place to stay for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is beyond me,” he said.
“I wasn’t really concerned about the litter issue; I’m sure they’ll lift that before they go.
“I just thought it was awful sad that this was how someone was spending Christmas Day. We’d gone there for a walk before Christmas dinner.”
Another person who saw the men added: “They seemed in good spirits but I still felt sorry for them.
“It’s dreadful that these people spent Christmas in a tent.”
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