The proliferation of the invasive species Japanese knotweed and the potential damage it can do has been well documented in these pages in recent weeks.

So I was aghast to receive a photograph of a very happy bridal party travelling to a stately house and its beautiful gardens in west Cork. Their mode of transport? A horse-drawn carriage festooned with Japanese knotweed.

The dangers of such a weed has been well documented.

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