Post Tagged with: "Kerry County Council"

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

KERRY County Council is inviting applications for funding under the Streetscape Enhancement Scheme which was recently announced by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Under the pilot scheme, as part of Our Rural Future – Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, the Council […]

THERE are further problems with the water supply to the greater Tralee area and beyond this evening. Kerry County Council has posted on their social media page that “a further water mains break is impacting the Central Regional Water Supply Scheme tonight and will cause disruption to supply throughout Wednesday while […]

KERRY County Council are advising the public that due to a burst on a trunk main on the Central Regional Water Supply Scheme yesterday evening, there will be curtailment of water supplies in parts of Tralee Town and the greater Tralee area until later tonight. The burst water main has […]

KERRY County Council is inviting members of the public to sign up for a free alerts service which enables subscribers to receive important messages, updates and alerts from the local authority. The council has partnered with the MapAlerter.ie service to provide targeted messages to citizens which can be received by […]

THE work of Kerry County Council employees and the many services provided by the local authority will be highlighted as part of the nationwide online ‘Your Council Day’ initiative on this Thursday, July 1. Across social media and using the hashtags #YourCouncilDay and #DoLásaChomhairle, the initiative will showcase the work […]

JIMMY Moloney from Listowel has been elected Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council at a historic meeting of the local authority which was held at Austin Stack Park in Tralee. To facilitate a physical gathering of elected councillors and management and to ensure adherence to public health guidelines, the main stand […]

KERRY Gardaí, Kerry County Council and the HSE are appealing for motorists to park legally and responsibly when visiting public beaches and amenity areas. Last week there were parking issues at beaches and amenity areas throughout Kerry in which vehicles were blocked in and roadways obstructed. In many instances, including […]

CATHAOIRLEACH of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen is hosting a virtual appreciation event for the groups involved in the Community Response Forum, on Thursday, 17th June at 7pm. The online event, which will be available on the Kerry County Council homepage, www.kerrycoco.ie, Council Facebook page and Kerry County […]

KERRY County Council is encouraging anyone visiting the county’s beaches this summer to ‘Give Your Litter A Lift’ and to ensure that coastal areas remain free of litter over the coming months. The local authority will be increasing the number of litter bins available at beaches across the county but […]

Road repairs and improvements works on the Old Kenmare Road in Killarney National Park are due to commence on Monday next and will involve a €382,000 investment in the reconstruction of the road. The Old Kenmare road (locally known as the Tanks Road) from the junction of the N71 to […]

KERRY County Council has €1,268,652 in funding through the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works in Lieu of the Social Housing Scheme (IWILs). Under both schemes, Government funding meets 90% of the cost of the works in each property, with the local authority providing the remaining 10%. This […]

KERRY is seeking to retain its position as one of the safest destinations in Ireland to visit as it rolls out its new updated Safe Destination Programme for 2021 to coincide with the gradual reopening of society and the economy. Kerry County Council and its tourism and training partners are […]

THE Council has released some images of what the area around New Road, Godfrey Place and Denny Street junctions will look like next year should proposed changes be approved by councillors. As we reported yesterday (click here for details), public consultation has commenced this week on the next phase of […]

KERRY County Council is proposing to carry out a number of works on roads and pavements in the town centre. The proposal includes a combination of pavement finishes and levels. Road widths are being reduced to slow traffic movements and footpaths widths are being increased to enhance pedestrian safety. The […]

KERRY County Council are advising road users that road resurfacing works will take place on the R556 Upper Rock Street from Tuesday, April the 6th to Thursday April 8 (inclusive). Works will take place between the Junction of North Circular Road and Brewery Road. These works will take place from […]

LISA Fingleton is Kerry County Council’s first Visual Artist in Residence. The residency is funded by Creative Ireland with support from Kerry’s Arts Office. Lisa is no stranger to working with the Arts Office, having been Filmmaker in Residence from 2006-2008 and in 2015, on her Municipal District Project “The […]

KERRY County Council is appealing for information and assistance from the public in relation to the discovery of the remains of several lambs in the River Blackwater in south Kerry. Council staff were alerted in recent days to the dumping of approximately eight dead lambs in the river, close to […]

KERRY County Council became the first local authority in Ireland to trial a zero carbon Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) powered by compressed renewable gas. The truck was supplied by Scania dealers, T. Nolan and Sons in Castleisland, and fuelled using carbon neutral renewable gas from the national gas network supplied […]

KERRY County Council will receive exchequer funding of €2,110,112 to provide home adaptations for older people and those living with disability and mobility issues. Deputy Government Chief Whip, Brendan Griffin TD and Minister for Education Norma  Foley have welcomed the funding which was announced by Minister of State for Local Government […]