The puffin could disappear from Ireland by 2050

The puffin, a bird synonymous with Kerry’s Skelligs islands, could disappear from the country by 2050.

That’s according to University College Cork’s Dr John Barimo, an expert coastal ecologist.

It’s predicted 90% of puffins could be gone from Ireland and Britain by 2050.

Dr Barimo says there’s evidence puffins nesting on the Skelligs are already being impacted by climate change.