By Sean Moriarty

Councillors entered a merry-go-round of a discussion during a bizarre debate at Wednesday’s Killarney Municipal District meeting.

The roller-coaster of a conversation heard how some councillors felt that Bird’s Amusements were charging too much for a fairground ride.

The cost of rides such as the waltzers left a number of counsellors dizzy.

One ringmaster told the meeting that: “ A family pass was a lot of expense for an evening out,” and wanted the council to write to the famous funfair in relation to prices charged.

The carnival debate was on a ghost train bound for nowhere after it was met by a lack of amusement by a council official who simply stated that they had no control over what prices any business can set.

It is a big wheel that won’t turn but the roundabout discussion was ended by a another councillor who stated Bird’s have been charging the same prices for the last three years.

It was a sideshow to more important issues that were up for debate.

There was far from a festival atmosphere in the council chamber as the meeting progressed to other matters that were finely poised on a tightrope.