An election fundraising raffle being organised by Independent candidate Michael Healy-Rae has been queried by gardaí.
The raffle is offering a top prize of €1,000 and tickets, priced at €30 for one and €50 for two, were offered to around 150 of the candidate's supporters.
Mr Healy-Rae confirmed that he has been told by gardaí in Killarney that there has been a "query" about the permit required to hold the raffle.
The Kilgarvan-based candidate said he had been told the permit had been signed off on before he wrote to targeted supporters to inform them about the raffle last week.
He said he believes that more paperwork will now be sent to him by gardaí to finalise the permit.
Mr Healy-Rae, who held a similar raffle in 2016, said rumours that thousands of tickets have been sold are completely untrue.
When asked to comment, the Garda Press Office said it does not comment on named individuals.
