Kerry County Council

Patrick Connor-Scarteen (46) says he will not seek re-election to Kerry County Council, where he has served for 15 years, due to ‘family and professional’ reasons

Kerry County Council failed to act for seven years despite ‘low-cost, straightforward recommendations’

Rosemont Guesthouse currently houses Ukrainian refugees but proposed development was ‘excessive’, says council

The Maharees Conservation Association is working to secure a more hopeful, nature-filled and sustainable future for this beautiful pillow of sand

Shortage of skilled and qualified swimmers will hit safety patrolling of quieter beaches at busy times

The tourist town begins to feel the strain of accommodating 2,194 Ukrainians, as well as 1,000 asylum seekers from other countries

Campaigners call for year-round ban on practice of clearing scrub with fire

Donal Ring and brother-in-law Michael O’Donoghue awarded Order of Inisfallen

Councillors getting ‘earfuls’ from locals whose goodwill towards refugees has started to disappear

Patrick O’Leary sued a representative of his late father, the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland and Kerry County Council over the 2010 accident

Minister asks for significant increase to area where turbines would be ‘permitted in principle’

Debate at Kerry County Council meeting at sale of ‘gifted’ site, valued at €160,000

Minister of State Peter Buke issues draft direction to open up more of County Kerry to wind developments

Festival in a Van, initially an idea to provide entertainment during Covid, is now touring the country to provide a vital cultural link for Ukrainian refugees

Farmer who installed 40 swift nest boxes on his house has attracted 15 pairs of birds

The urban map should be a palimpsest, each layer capturing its own moment and its preoccupations

Legislation required to ‘copper-fasten’ rights of ordinary citizens, says Keep Ireland Open

Court dismisses ‘opportunistic collateral attack’ after rules lifted temporarily due to coronavirus

An Taisce’s Ian Diamond clarifies issues around criteria for blue-flag status

Judge said there was ‘a serious breach of trust’ by David Ahern (37)

Breandan Fitzgerald from Dingle faces allegations over vote on draft local area plan

Since March 2020, no jury trials have been held in Kerry, and local frustration is growing

Stay allows objectors 21 days to consider seeking an appeal to the Supreme Court

Council contends case is an ‘impermissible collateral attack on Local Area Plan

Murdered infant at centre of Kerry Babies case buried 37 years ago in Cahersiveen

Locals volunteer DNA samples after body of ‘Baby John’ is exhumed in Cahersiveen

Officer leading review of case says exhumation was considered ‘absolutely necessary’

‘Baby John’ discovered with stab wounds on White Strand beach in Cahersiveen

Jellyfish are being reported in large numbers this year, particularly around Co Kerry

Half of the county without water as crews work overnight

High temperatures and ageing pipe infrastructure may have contributed to problem

Tourists arriving for more than a glimpse of the playful dolphin are pleasantly surprised

Challenges claimed EU directives had been contravened and also queried CPO process

Committee told satellite could also serve as ‘stop-gap’ solution during NBP rollout

Two challenges made aimed at quashing permission on environmental grounds

Concerns include that Kerry slugs could be stamped on during greenway works

Council unit to focus on Killarney first, after town was designated rent pressure zone

Job vacancies abound in bars, restaurants and hotels as Kerry tourism restarts for season

Kippagh Developments failed to submit archaeology monitoring report for Lissivigeen plot

The Lakes of Killarney and the lands around them will be destroyed unless gorse fires are stopped, say environmentalists