A Councillor has called for Kerry County Council’s Public Lighting Policy to be scrapped on foot of an ‘unacceptable’ response to a question about installing public lighting on the approach to Reenard GAA pitch.
A sixth class student at a Co Kerry school that was forced to close due an outbreak of Covid-19 has said it will be tough having to spend Christmas away from his family.
Seventeen cases of Covid-19 were identified at Scoil Mhuire in Killorglin, a primary school with 386 pupils. All students have been told to self-isolate.
Colm Evans was diagnosed with Covid-19 and had already been isolating for 12 days. Under public health advice he will have to extend his isolation period until the end of the month. It s really tough. We usually go to Cork every year to spend time with family and I have to stay away from my family but we ll get through it, he said.