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Part Of Tralee-Killarney Road To Be Closed From Today For A Week

Part Of Tralee-Killarney Road To Be Closed From Today For A Week

September 22, 2023 at 9:50 am 1 comment

PART of the N22 Tralee-Killarney road will be closed from today for over a week which will result in diversions for traffic to and from the two towns. This is due to upgrade works on the railway at Farranfore. The road will be closed just before the level crossing for motorists […]

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The proposed greenway will run along the coastline from Cockleshell to the Spa.

Nearly €45m For National Roads And Greenways Projects In Kerry

February 16, 2023 at 6:29 pm Comments are Disabled

NEARLY €45m has been allocated to Kerry County Council for investment in national roads and greenways in the county. The €44,985,108 will be used for major projects including the N22 bypass from Farranfore to Killarney and the Listowel Bypass (€22,000,000). In total €554 million is being allocated nationally to local authorities […]

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Kerry Receives Over €30m Investment For Regional And Local Roads

Kerry Receives Over €30m Investment For Regional And Local Roads

February 14, 2023 at 10:38 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council will receive €30,950,225 under the 2023 investment programme for regional and local roads. In total 47 road projects and schemes in Kerry will benefit from the investment which will supplement local authorities’ own resources expenditure. Under the programme Tralee Northern Relief Road will receive €3,000,000 which includes the […]

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Nearly €800,000 Announced For Road Improvements In Kerry

Nearly €800,000 Announced For Road Improvements In Kerry

February 13, 2023 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

MINISTER for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced funding of €797,367 for Kerry under the Local Improvement Scheme for the upgrade of private roads and laneways. Welcoming the news, Kerry Fine Gael TD, Brendan Griffin said; “I will continue to lobby Minister Heather Humphreys to provide […]

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Nearly €800,000 In Funding For Kerry Under Local Improvement Scheme

Nearly €800,000 In Funding For Kerry Under Local Improvement Scheme

August 8, 2022 at 1:51 pm Comments are Disabled

NEARLY €800,000 in funding will be made available for the upgrade of rural laneways and non-public roads in Kerry under the Local Improvement Scheme as part of Our Rural Future, the Government’s policy for rural development. The funding announcement of €791,460 is in addition to the €704,030 paid out in April, bringing […]

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Minister Opens Rathscannell Road And Turns Sod On Listowel Bypass

Minister Opens Rathscannell Road And Turns Sod On Listowel Bypass

May 13, 2022 at 8:30 am Comments are Disabled

THE Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD had a busy Thursday in north Kerry as she performed two official tasks. The Minister turned the sod on the €61m Listowel Bypass project and performed the official reopening of the R556 Rathscannell (Dale) road between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff […]

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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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Almost €500,000 Allocated For Non-Public Roads In Rural Kerry

Almost €500,000 Allocated For Non-Public Roads In Rural Kerry

July 29, 2021 at 11:53 am Comments are Disabled

A TOTAL of €1,187,099 has been allocated for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities in Kerry this year, as part of the Government’s ‘Our Rural Future’ project. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced an allocation of €10.5m nationally today, the second investment […]

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Nearly €690,000 In Funding For Kerry’s Rural Roads And Laneways

Nearly €690,000 In Funding For Kerry’s Rural Roads And Laneways

May 14, 2021 at 2:21 pm Comments are Disabled

AN allocation of €689,930 in funding has been made for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities in Kerry. The funding, announced under the Local Improvement Scheme, will improve access to rural homes and farms, as well as outdoor amenities such as lakes, rivers, mountains and beaches. […]

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Nearly €30m Allocated For Roads In Kerry

Nearly €30m Allocated For Roads In Kerry

February 15, 2021 at 11:46 am Comments are Disabled

IT has been announced that €29,546,648 has been granted to Kerry Co Council under the 2021 investment programme for regional and local roads. Under the programme, the Tralee Northern Relief Road will receive €1,500,000 in direct funding while the Dale road (R556) has been awarded €2,500,000 for specific improvements. This […]

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Public Invited To Webinar Presentation on N72 Road Improvement

February 12, 2021 at 3:31 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has developed a design for the proposed N72 Killorglin-Anglont Road Improvement Scheme, details of which will be announced on a public webinar on Friday, February 19. Members of the public are invited to register for the online presentation at which details of the 2.6km scheme will be […]

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Nearly €28m Allocated For Roads Improvement In Kerry

Nearly €28m Allocated For Roads Improvement In Kerry

December 23, 2020 at 8:11 am Comments are Disabled

ALMOST €28m has been allocated to Kerry County Council for investment in national roads in the county next year. Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s (TII) budget for 2021 today allocated €26,855,000 million for improvement of roads in Kerry. They also released a second tranche of funding worth €1,092,721 million which will specifically […]

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€25m Announced For Kerry National Roads In 2020

€25m Announced For Kerry National Roads In 2020

December 19, 2019 at 5:55 pm 1 comment

KERRY’S national roads are to receive over €25 million of a cash injection in 2020, an increase of over six million on 2019. The announcement was made today by Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin. Minister Griffin said […]

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New €11m Road To Improve Connectivity Between Tralee And South Kerry

New €11m Road To Improve Connectivity Between Tralee And South Kerry

April 26, 2019 at 12:03 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW 3.5km road between Milltown and Killorglin which was opened today provides an improved road surface and shorter journey times for approximately 7,000 vehicles per day. The N70 Kilderry Bends Improvement Scheme was officially opened by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan […]

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Funding Announced For Roads In And Around Tralee

Funding Announced For Roads In And Around Tralee

February 1, 2019 at 4:38 pm Comments are Disabled

FUNDING of over €1.5m has been announced for two road projects near Tralee. It comes as the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, announced funding of over €22m from the Department to go towards works on Kerry’s Regional and Local roads in 2019. Included […]

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Funding Announced For Stretch Of Road Between Tralee And Ballybunion

Funding Announced For Stretch Of Road Between Tralee And Ballybunion

February 1, 2019 at 3:21 pm Comments are Disabled

FUNDING of €300,000 from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is to go towards works to prepare the R556 Dale Road for full reconstruction. Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin welcomed the funding which is part of an […]

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€1.65m In Funding Announced For Resurfacing Of Part Of Tralee-Listowel Road

€1.65m In Funding Announced For Resurfacing Of Part Of Tralee-Listowel Road

January 8, 2019 at 9:43 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, confirmed yesterday that €1.65 million is to be made available to Kerry County Council (KCC) by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for the resurfacing of four kilometres of the N69  Listowel to Tralee Road at […]

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Nearly €19m In Funding For Kerry Roads

Nearly €19m In Funding For Kerry Roads

December 22, 2018 at 9:37 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY national roads are to receive nearly €19 million of a cash injection in 2019, an increase of over two million on 2018. Minister Brendan Griffin said that the funding is just the first tranche of Kerry roads funding for 2019, with three further funding rounds to come in respect […]

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N22 Macroom-Baile Bhúirne Bypass Construction To Begin In 2019

N22 Macroom-Baile Bhúirne Bypass Construction To Begin In 2019

December 21, 2018 at 8:43 am Comments are Disabled

TENDER documents for the construction of the the N22 Macroom-Baile Bhuirne bypass scheme will be published today, with construction envisaged to begin in 2019. Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, this morning announced the documents will be published on […]

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Deputy Ferris Welcomes €176,000 Funding For Kilfenora-Fenit Road

Deputy Ferris Welcomes €176,000 Funding For Kilfenora-Fenit Road

July 6, 2018 at 10:56 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has welcomed the announcement from Minister for Public Works, Kevin Boxer Moran, that his department is allocating €176,166 to  fund a detailed design for the coastal road between Kilfenora and Fenit. The money is being allocated to Kerry County Council to progress the badly […]

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Pictured with Cllr Michael O’Shea at the Kilderry Bends on the N70, Franck Guérineau (centre) and Paul Curry of the Kerry National Road Design Office.

Work To Commence In January On New €10m Road On Tralee-Killorglin Route

December 13, 2017 at 11:36 am Comments are Disabled

WORK is due to begin next month on the construction of a new road at the Kilderry Bends on the N70 between Milltown and Killorglin following the appointment of a contractor for the €10m project. Kerry County Council has received approval from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to appoint Cork-based Sorenson Civil […]

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Next Phase Of €10m Scheme To Improve Dangerous Milltown-Killorglin Road To Commence

Next Phase Of €10m Scheme To Improve Dangerous Milltown-Killorglin Road To Commence

June 30, 2017 at 3:26 pm Comments are Disabled

THE next phase of the €10million N70 Kilderry Bends Improvement Scheme will commence next week with the closing of tenders for the archaeological test trenching and resolution contract for the project. The improvement scheme includes the provision of a new 3.5km section of the N70 between Milltown and Killorglin. The scheme’s […]

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Contract Signed For Work On N86 Tralee-Dingle Road Improvements

Contract Signed For Work On N86 Tralee-Dingle Road Improvements

November 22, 2016 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

THE contract has been awarded for the construction of two new sections of the N86 road between Tralee and Dingle. The contract for the major improvement works between Lispole and Ballynasare and between Ballygarret and Camp has been awarded to Kerry-based Allman Contracts Ltd and Mid-Cork Tarmacadam Ltd operating as a […]

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Over €25m Motor Tax Collected In Kerry From January To August

Over €25m Motor Tax Collected In Kerry From January To August

October 7, 2016 at 12:40 pm 1 comment

KERRY County Council took in over €25 million in motor tax between January and the end of August according to figures from Minister for Local Government Simon Coveney. This was the the ninth highest amount in the country.  Figures were revealed by by Minister Simon Coveney in response to a question by Fianna Fáil leader […]

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Kerry County Council To Get €4m For Storm Damaged Roads

Kerry County Council To Get €4m For Storm Damaged Roads

February 19, 2016 at 3:43 pm Comments are Disabled

AN allocation of €4 million will be given to Kerry County Council to urgently address damaged regional and local roads following recent winter storms. The Government funding will be provided immediately to the council to begin the repairs. “I welcome the funding for Kerry roads after a particularly severe winter period which […]

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Almost €13m In Funding Announced For Kerry Roads This Morning

Almost €13m In Funding Announced For Kerry Roads This Morning

January 26, 2016 at 12:27 pm Comments are Disabled

NEARLY €13m has been allocated to Kerry for road improvement and maintenance works. The funding – of €12,916,782 – is part of a €298 million national investment programme for 2016 for regional and local roads. Projects to receive funding include: Cluainin Development, Listowel; Dromevame, Kenmare; Killerisk ; Listry Bridge Milltown; Convent Cross […]

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€3.8m Allocated For Upgrade Of Dingle Road

€3.8m Allocated For Upgrade Of Dingle Road

January 5, 2016 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

FUNDING of €3.8 million has been allocated for the upgrade of the N86 Dingle to Annascaul and Gortbreagoge to Camp Road sections of the N86, which will include a cycleway, road widening and improved pedestrian facilities. The N86 Dingle to Annascaul and Gortbreagoge to Camp Road Improvement Scheme comprises of […]

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Over €7.7m Allocated For Work On Kerry Roads

Over €7.7m Allocated For Work On Kerry Roads

December 22, 2015 at 11:53 am Comments are Disabled

OVER €7.7m in funds have been allocated for improvement and maintenance work on Kerry roads today. Kerry County Council will be allocated €6,323,517 for road improvements and €1,445,446 for road maintenance, totalling €7,768,963. Castleisland By-Pass is to be allocated €150,000, Tralee By-Pass; €300,000, William Street Pavement Surface Repairs € 100,000, Kilderry […]

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Fleming Says No Funding For Farranfore-Killarney Road Development Is Severe Blow To County

Fleming Says No Funding For Farranfore-Killarney Road Development Is Severe Blow To County

October 1, 2015 at 5:24 pm Comments are Disabled

A KERRY TD has described the omission of the Killarney to Farranfore N22 proposed road development from the Government’s recently announced €42bn investment plan, as a severe blow for the county. Kerry South Independent TD, Tom Fleming, has described the decision as a massive setback to the infrastructural needs of the county. Deputy […]

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Macroom Bypass On The Way As IT Tralee Gets €7.5m In Government’s €42bn Plan

Macroom Bypass On The Way As IT Tralee Gets €7.5m In Government’s €42bn Plan

September 29, 2015 at 3:01 pm 1 comment

FUNDING has been approved for works on the N22 Ballyvourney to Macroom road and a bypass of Adare. This comes as part of a €6bn investment in the road network announced by the Government today in its €42bn capital investment plan for the country. Meanwhile, €7.5 million has been allocated to […]

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