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Mattress Amnesty At North Kerry Landfill

Mattress Amnesty At North Kerry Landfill

September 4, 2023 at 3:00 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is offering householders in the county the opportunity to dispose of old mattresses, free of charge, at the North Kerry Landfill site near Tralee this week. Householders can dispose of up to two clean and dry mattresses at the landfill at Muingnaminnane between 10am and 4pm on […]

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Paul Neary.

Council Invites Public To Have Say On Climate Action Plan

July 7, 2023 at 9:46 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is inviting members of the public to join the discussion on how the local authority can support communities to mitigate climate change and what a new Climate Action Plan for the county should contain and prioritise. The council has published a report outlining the main challenges facing […]

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Ballybunion beach.

Council Lifts Prohibition Of Bathing At Ballybunion Beaches

June 30, 2023 at 5:01 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council wish the public to know that, following the receipt of further test results from samples taken at Ballybunion in recent days, the prohibition on bathing and swimming has been lifted with immediate effect. The investigation into the cause of the contamination is ongoing. On Wednesday, elevated levels […]

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Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council Cllr Jim Finucane. Photo: Dermot Crean

Cllr Jim Finucane Elected Cathaoirleach Of Kerry County Council

June 26, 2023 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE-BASED Fine Gael councillor, Jim Finucane, has been elected Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council at its Annual Meeting at County Buildings in Tralee today. Cllr Finucane, who has been a member of Kerry County Council since 2009, is a Tralee-based auctioneer and is currently chairperson of the Kerry Education and […]

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Council To Announce Details Of Street Events During Rose Festival In Coming Weeks

Council To Announce Details Of Street Events During Rose Festival In Coming Weeks

June 8, 2023 at 5:26 pm 1 comment

KERRY County Council will announce details of events to be held during the Rose of Tralee Festival in the coming weeks. It comes after the local authority hosted meetings today with a number of stakeholders in relation to the preparations for a street festival and family events which will be […]

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Council Launches Free Wi-Fi Service For Listowel Town

Council Launches Free Wi-Fi Service For Listowel Town

March 23, 2023 at 3:31 pm Comments are Disabled

FREE publicly accessible wi-fi is now available in Listowel town as part of a EU initiative. Listowel is the first town in Kerry to benefit from the new service which was launched this week by the Cathaoirleach of the Listowel Municipal District, Cllr Aoife Thornton. WiFi4EU promotes free access to […]

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Smelling of roses!!!! 'Beau' with Students of St. Brigid's Secondary School Killarney, their Teacher, Sheree Murphy, 3rd left, Breda Moriarty,4th left, Environmental Awareness Officer with Kerry County Council. The Transition year students are teaming up with  Kerry County Council and local schools to draw attention to the issue of dog fouling. The initiative will be run through the Green Schools Programme and will involve students patrolling areas near their schools, spraying any dog faeces found with temporary bright yellow spray paint, thereby highlighting the prevalence of the problem. Students include, Sorcha Beazley, Emma O'Sullivan, Evie Fahy, Lauren Carey, Kerri Lenihan, Méabh Doolan. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan/FREE PIC/ ISSUED 15th March 2023/NO REPRO

Local Schools Team Up With Council To Highlight Dog Fouling Issue

March 15, 2023 at 3:04 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is teaming up with local schools to draw attention to the issue of dog fouling. The initiative will be run through the Green Schools Programme and will involve students patrolling areas near their schools, spraying any dog faeces found with temporary bright yellow spray paint, thereby highlighting […]

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13.3.2023 : Pictured were  Niamh O'Sullivan. Director of Economic and Community Development. , Cllr Bobby O'Connell Vice Mayor of Kerry , Moira Murrell CEO Kerry County Council and Kate Kennelly Arts Officer KCC as Kerry County Council in association with Creative Ireland, has launched its new Creativity & Cultural Strategy 2023-2028. The strategy is informed by public consultation which took place in 2022. Online questionnaires, an online public meeting, and internal culture team meetings helped shape the focus of this strategy.  
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PRESS INFORMATION : Kerry County commits to new Creative Ireland Culture and Creativity Strategy.
Kerry County Council in association with Creative Ireland, has launched its new Creativity & Cultural Strategy 2023-2028. The strategy is informed by public consultation which took place in 2022. Online questionnaires, an online public meeting, and internal culture team meetings helped shape the focus of this strategy. 
 Kerry County Culture & Creativity team reviewed the original strategy that was devised in 2017 and made changes that reflected the evolving priorities of the community. The team incorporated contributions from community stakeholders that will encourage people to engage, participate and enable their creative potential. Creative Ireland has allocated € 918,764.96 allocated to Creative Ireland projects in Kerry County since 2017.  €161,161.00 is to be allocated for core Creative Ireland initiatives in Kerry County in 2023
Deputy Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr. Bobby O’Connell attended the team launch in Tralee on Monday 13th March. ‘Creative Ireland Kerry is an important programme; it delivers great opportunities for many communities to take part in creativity. The strategy, the work of the culture Team in KCC, and the input from local creatives and communities across Kerry, shows us that our creativity and culture is in safe hands moving forward’, stated Cllr.O’Connell.
The new vision for creative activity in Kerry County was devised in consultation with the people of the county and will be delivered by Kerry County Culture and Creativity team, led by Kate Kennelly the Creative Ireland Coordinator and Kerry County Arts Officer, who advises that, ‘Creative Ireland Kerry continues to enhance the work of Kerry County Council in raising participation in creative activity, well-being and cultural vibrancy’.
 The new Kerry County Culture and Creativity Strategy reflects the creative ambitions of the county that will be supported by the Creative Ireland Programme 2023-2027.  Emphasis will be placed on enabling the growth of the creative sector in Kerry, providing young people with more creative opportunities, ensuring that Kerry County Council maintains a flexible and adaptable creative programme and are open to new opportunities if they occur and supporting creative climate action initiative.
Further information:
The Kerry County Culture and Creativity team also includes Moira Murrell - Chief Executive, Kerry County Council, Niamh O’Sullivan, Director of Services, Economic & Community Development, Hannah Pinckheard, Assistant Arts Officer, Helen O’Carroll - Kerry County Museum Curator,  Tommy O’Connor - County Librarian, Tomás Hayes - Head of Local Enterprise, Bridget Fitzgerald - Senior Executive Officer- Community, Arts & Culture, Helen O’Connor Barry- Economic Development Officer, Victoria McCarthy - Architectural Conservation Officer Mike Lynch - County Archivist, Kerry Library, Brendan Kirwan - Biosphere Officer, Kerry Biosphere Reserve, Breda Moriarty – Environmental Awareness Officer, Local Authority, Deirdre Hegarty - Health and Wellbeing Officer Healthy Kerry, Siobhán Griffin - Municipal District Officer- Kenmare Area, Kerry Age Friendly Programme Coordinator, Jean Foley - Municipal District Officer- Tralee Area, Matthew Farrell - Municipal District Officer- Killarney Area, Annemarie Lynch - Municipal District Officer- Castleisland/Corca Dhuibne Area,Andy Smith - Municipal District Officer- Listowel Area, Deirdre Enright - Creative Youth Co-Ordinator / Kerry Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP), Brian Looney - Head of Information Systems and Sean Scally - Community & Tourism Department.

Commenting on the work undertaken by the 31 local authority Culture and Creativity teams Minister Catherine Martin said. Your teams are the key strength of the Creative Communities initiative and the engine that drives our collective efforts.  The agility of the local authority teams has facilitated a collaborative and flexible approach to reshaping how creativity and culture is valued within and across local authorities. Through the Creative Ireland Programme, my Department will continue to work with collaborators across Government to activate the power of creativity in every community.

Implementation of Creative Ireland initiatives in Kerry County Highlights include
•	Black Lives Matter (The Welcoming Project) – 2020. An online African dance class and talks on racism with international guests. 500 People joined in worldwide.
•	Explore Your Past (Kerry County Museum) – 2021 Killaclohane Portal Tomb archaeological videos were created and shared online. SIA Viking Dig (schools and families). Reached 11.1K.
•	Our Planet, Your Biosphere (Kerry Biosphere Reserve) – 2021 Heritage workshops (for schools and families) and online talks by local experts and farmers, with 1.7K attendees.
•	Architecture Kerry – 2022 A six-day festival featuring 45 events; building tours, discussions, virtual talks and children’s workshops with 1.5K reached.

Between 2017-22 Creative Ireland allocated €29.8 million to support thousands of local authority initiatives that have unlocked a national ecosystem of creativity. The 31 local authority Culture and Creative Strategies have been key to the successful delivery of creative opportunities directly into communities. This year Ministers Martin and O’Donnell announced funding of €6.1 million for the 2023 Creative Ireland Programme Creative Communities initiative. 
For more information about Creative Ireland’s programme of Creative Communities initiatives please go to www.creativeireland.gov.ie

Council Commits To New Creative Ireland Culture And Creativity Strategy

March 15, 2023 at 8:35 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council in association with Creative Ireland, has launched its new Creativity & Cultural Strategy 2023-2028. The strategy is informed by public consultation which took place in 2022. Online questionnaires, an online public meeting, and internal culture team meetings helped shape the focus of this strategy. Kerry County Culture […]

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Deadline For Applications For Creative Communities Awards Scheme Looms

Deadline For Applications For Creative Communities Awards Scheme Looms

February 24, 2023 at 11:01 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is encouraging people and groups to get their applications in for Creative Ireland Kerry’s Creative Communities Awards Scheme as there is only four days to deadline. Applications are being accepted from community groups, arts groups, artists, creative practitioners, venues and festivals etc. Grants of up to €5,000 […]

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'Yard Duets' performed at Castleisland Day Care centre.

‘Yard Duets’ Visits Care Homes Around The County

February 10, 2023 at 1:35 pm Comments are Disabled

AN interactive dance performance, specially designed for residents in care settings, visited care homes around the county during last week. ‘Yard Duets’ is a Dance Limerick/DL.BRIDGE project, funded by Creative Ireland and Limerick City and County Council in 2021. As part of Kerry County Council’s dancer in residency co-funded by the […]

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MAYOR LAUNCHES COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND 2023 . Pictured at the launch at Kerry County Council Chambers this week were : ,  Moira Murrell CEO Kerry County Council  , Cllr John Francis Flynn and Niamh O'Sullivan KCC . 

Kerry County Council has today opened applications for the Community Support Fund for 2023. Community groups across Kerry can now apply to the fund through the Kerry County Council website and the closing date is Wednesday 8th February 2023. 
A total of €750,000 is being made available through this year’s scheme
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PRESS RELEASE
Monday, 9 January 2023

MAYOR LAUNCHES COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND 2023

Kerry County Council has today opened applications for the Community Support Fund for 2023. Community groups across Kerry can now apply to the fund through the Kerry County Council website and the closing date is Wednesday 8th February 2023. 

A total of €750,000 is being made available through this year’s scheme. The fund, which is now in its ninth year, has supported over 2,680 projects since 2015. 

The 2023 Community Support Fund was launched by the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Francis Flynn who encouraged community groups to apply.

‘Millions have been distributed to community groups over the past nine years through this vital funding stream and it has allowed voluntary and community organisations in the county to upgrade community facilities, to support local projects and to enhance existing services.

‘I would encourage voluntary and community groups to apply at the earliest opportunity,’ said Cllr Flynn.

There are four main categories eligible for funding this year including:

•	Rebuilding and Reconnecting Communities
•	Tidy Towns Initiatives and Amenity Projects
•	Community Economic Innovation
•	Community Tourism, Festivals and Events
Queries should be referred by email to the Municipal District which groups are applying to or by contacting the Community and Tourism Department at Kerry County Council on (066) 7183680.

ENDS

Applications Invited For Community Support Fund

January 9, 2023 at 12:39 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has today opened applications for the Community Support Fund for 2023. Community groups across Kerry can now apply to the fund through the Kerry County Council website and the closing date is Wednesday, February 8. A total of €750,000 is being made available through this year’s scheme. […]

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Deputy Pa Daly.

Daly Says Council’s Response To Cold Spell Was ‘Not Good Enough’

December 18, 2022 at 10:19 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY’S Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, has called for an urgent review of KCC’s Winter Plan, stating he believed that the cold freeze last week demonstrated the current plan is deficient. Deputy Pa Daly was referring in particular to some areas of north and mid Kerry where he says there […]

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Council Makes Grit Available In 108 Locations Around The County

Council Makes Grit Available In 108 Locations Around The County

December 13, 2022 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

GRIT is being provided by Kerry County Council in 108 locations throughout the county today. Although last night wasn’t as cold in the Tralee area as previous nights, sections of roads are still dangerous and caution is advised. The cold spell continues for the rest of the week. It will be […]

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Enhancement Works To Start At Hawley Park Next Week

Enhancement Works To Start At Hawley Park Next Week

November 8, 2022 at 9:45 am Comments are Disabled

THE Housing Capital Unit of Kerry County Council wishes to advise that Environmental Enhancement Works will take place at Hawley Park, Tralee, from Monday, November 14 to an anticipated completion date of May 8, 2023. Enhancement works include road resurfacing, footpath replacements, installation of car parking bays, drainage services upgrade […]

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Kerry County Council buildings in Rathass.

Biodiversity Officer To Be Appointed At Kerry County Council

October 13, 2022 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is one of ten local authorities have been awarded funding to appoint biodiversity officers to deliver and drive local action for biodiversity. The creation of a biodiversity officer post in Kerry, announced today, is being warmly welcomed by the local branch of the Green Party. The new […]

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Book Of Condolences For People Of Creeslough

Book Of Condolences For People Of Creeslough

October 10, 2022 at 10:34 am Comments are Disabled

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Francis Flynn, has opened a Book of Condolences for the people of Creeslough. The Book of Condolences can be signed by members of the public during office hours at County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee. Cllr Flynn said: “The entire country has been deeply […]

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Patrick Doyle, Niamh O’Sullivan, Michelle Culloo and Bridget Fitzgerald at an event in The Rose Hotel on Friday night to honour members of the Kerry diaspora. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kerry Diaspora Honoured At Gala Dinner In The Rose Hotel

October 8, 2022 at 11:54 am Comments are Disabled

MEMBERS of the Kerry diaspora who are to the fore in promoting Kerry from a visitor and economic viewpoint, were honoured in Tralee on Friday at an event which is part of the ‘An Turas Mór– the Homecoming Kerry Festival’. The special event, which took place in the Rose Hotel, Tralee, […]

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Book Of Condolences For Queen Elizabeth II Opened At Council Buildings

September 13, 2022 at 3:44 pm Comments are Disabled

A BOOK of Condolences for the late Queen Elizabeth II has been opened at the offices of Kerry County Council at County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee. Members of the public who wish to sign the Book of Condolences may do so during office hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Foley Calls For Investigation After Bogslide In Ballymacelligott Area

Foley Calls For Investigation After Bogslide In Ballymacelligott Area

August 16, 2022 at 9:35 am Comments are Disabled

SINN Féin Councillor Cathal Foley has called for an immediate and speedy investigation into a landslide outside Tralee. Kerry County Council is meeting this morning to assess the bogslide which occurred at Maughanknockane, Ballymacelligott where the road is now closed from Kielduff Cross to Carrigcannon Cross until further notice. The road […]

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Kerry County Council buildings in Rathass.

Cllrs To Raise Several Issues Regarding Ukraine At Upcoming Council Meeting

March 24, 2022 at 5:07 pm 3 comments

A NUMBER of Kerry County Councillors will move motions at next Monday’s meeting of the council regarding support for Ukraine and ideas about how refugees can be helped. Cllr John O’Donoghue from Killarney MD will ask the Council to examine the possibility of twinning the county with a similar region […]

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Kerry Interagency Group Established In Response To Arrival Of Ukrainian Refugees

Kerry Interagency Group Established In Response To Arrival Of Ukrainian Refugees

March 16, 2022 at 1:57 pm Comments are Disabled

AN interagency group has been established in Kerry to coordinate the response to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in the county. The group, which held its first meeting this morning, includes a wide range of statutory, community, and voluntary agencies as well as representatives of the HSE and the Department […]

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Council Crews Making Roads Safer After Snow/Ice Overnight

Council Crews Making Roads Safer After Snow/Ice Overnight

February 24, 2022 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

Gardaí have urged caution on roads after snow and icy conditions were reported around the county overnight. Met Eireann has a Status Yellow Snow/Ice warning in alert until midday today and conditions were poor this morning on some roads this morning, including the Killarney to Cork road, the N21 at […]

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Funding for works from Clash Cross to Ballymullen and Quill Street to John Joe Sheehy Road has been allocated.

Council To Receive Over €29.5m For Regional And Local Roads

February 15, 2022 at 1:58 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has been granted €29,564,872 under the 2022 investment programme for regional and local roads. This tranche of funding will be used to provide maintenance and restoration works to a number of key regional and local road networks in Kerry. Under the programme the Dale road (R556) has […]

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Council Invites Applications For Community Activities Fund

Council Invites Applications For Community Activities Fund

February 7, 2022 at 11:53 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is inviting applications from community groups in Kerry for the €285,000 Community Activities Fund for 2022. The Fund will support community groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their non-pay running costs, for example utility bills or other non-pay operating costs including rental and lease costs, insurance bills. […]

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Listellick To Doon Road To Close On Wednesday For Four Weeks

Listellick To Doon Road To Close On Wednesday For Four Weeks

January 21, 2022 at 12:12 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has decided to close to public traffic the L-10582 Listellick to Doon Road from 8am on this coming Wednesday, January 26, to 5.30pm on Wednesday, February 23. The purpose of the road closure is to facilitate the replacement of 1km of the existing water main. This closure […]

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Banna beach.

Byelaw Drafted To Restrict Dogs On Blue Flag Beaches For Periods During Summer

January 17, 2022 at 1:48 pm 1 comment

A DRAFT of the proposals for new Beach Bye-Laws for Kerry was revealed at the online meeting of Kerry County Council this morning. Among the proposed byelaws is one which would restrict dogs on Blue Flag beaches between the hours of 11am and 7pm from June 1 to September 15. […]

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Council And Chambers Urge Public To Give The Gift Of Kerry This Christmas

Council And Chambers Urge Public To Give The Gift Of Kerry This Christmas

December 14, 2021 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY shoppers can give the gift of Kerry this Christmas thanks to the Kerry Gift Card which can be used in dozens of Kerry businesses and services. The Kerry Gift Card, which will allow shoppers to support local jobs and local businesses in the run-up to the Christmas, is now […]

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€100,000 To Develop ‘Town Centre First Plan’ For Kerry Town

€100,000 To Develop ‘Town Centre First Plan’ For Kerry Town

December 9, 2021 at 10:16 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council will receive €100,000 to develop the first ever Town Centre First Plan in the county for Milltown. As part of the initiative, the Council will be provided with the funding to support the development of its own unique master plan for Milltown. These Plans will be central […]

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Kerry County Council buildings in Rathass.

Ten Jobs To Be Created In Kerry County Council

December 3, 2021 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

TEN new posts are to be created in Kerry County Council to assist with the delivery of their social housing targets. Under the ‘Housing For All’ plan announced by the Government, Kerry County Council is aiming to provide over 1,400 homes over the next five years. Housing for All commits […]

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Children’s Views Sought On Council’s Play And Leisure Policy

Children’s Views Sought On Council’s Play And Leisure Policy

November 12, 2021 at 3:58 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is currently working with Playboard NI  to develop a new Kerry Play and Leisure Policy for the county. The development of this play and leisure policy is important as it will help to guide the provision of free, usable, public, outdoor play and recreation areas in County […]

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