A Kerry county councillor says locking toilet facilities at Blue Flag beaches is a disgrace. Speaking during the Castleisland/Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District meeting, Fianna Fáil councillor Michael O’Shea said he knows of people who had to use the facilities at Inch beach recently but found them locked. He said, considering he voted in favour of […]
Kerry County Council has been asked to investigate the possibility of a greenway from Ballyseedy to Castleisland.
Fianna Fáil councillor Fionnán Fitzgerald made the call at the Castleisland/Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District meeting, saying that other areas of the county are pulling ahead in relation to walkways.
Councillor Fitzgerald says the historic and cultural heritage of Castleisland and its surrounds needs to be harnessed, to benefit the tourism industry in Kerry.
He’s asking Kerry County Council to investigate the possibility of a walkway from Ballyseedy through Ballymacelligott to Castleisland and draft a proposed route.
In response, the council says it’s secured funding of €9.4m for three approved greenways during 2021.