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The Minister for Education Norma Foley has denied that she oversold the prospect of a partial reopening of schools for children with additional needs, causing huge disappointment to them and their families. Minister Foley said the unions – the INTO, which represents primary school teachers, and Fórsa, which represents special needs assistants – had previously […]

A Kerry county councillor has hit out at rumours that turf cutting will be banned. Fianna Fáil councillor Fionnán Fitzgerald says there’s a sense that turf cutting could be banned in the near future, following the announcement that peat briquette harvesting has ceased. Cllr Fitzgerald says he would stand strongly against any threat to turf […]

The Mayor of Tralee is calling for the closure of the National Driver Licence Service office in Tralee during Level 5 COVID-19 restrictions. Labour councillor Terry O’Brien says people are coming from as far as Dublin to renew their driving licences in Kerry because the office is open. He added that people are also arriving […]

A Kerry TD has expressed his disappointment that peat briquettes will not be available from 2024. Yesterday, Bord na Mona announced that it has stopped peat harvesting indefinitely, which means peat briquettes will run out in 4 years’ time, while peat moss compost is expected to run out this summer. TD Danny Healy-Rae says many […]

The Education Minister says the reopening of schools in February will depend on the general public’s behaviour over the coming weeks. Norma Foley says considerable planning has gone into running this year’s Leaving Cert, with papers being adjusted to give students more choice. It comes as some students have expressed concern about how much school […]

A Kerry County Councillor is calling for a mass COVID-19 vaccination centre in Tralee. At the recent Tralee Municipal District meeting, Cllr Mikey Sheehy raised an emergency motion for the council to request a mass vaccination centre in the town. Cllr Sheehy says there is likely to be 15 mass vaccination centres around the country, […]

A Kerry County Councillor is calling on the council to impose levies on derelict and vacant sites in Tralee. Cllr Deirdre Ferris made the call at the recent meeting of Tralee Municipal District. Cllr Ferris says the imposition of the levies would encourage property owners to rent or develop them. In response to Cllr Ferris’ […]

A Kerry TD says his party will be seeking clarity on the reported reopening of SouthDoc’s Listowel centre. Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly says the reopening of the centre is a misrepresentation because, as he understands, no doctor will be based in the North Kerry hub. SouthDoc’s Listowel centre was one of four bases that […]

There are concerns debris will fall from the roof of a former hotel in Ballybunion onto nearby businesses or members of the public. Sinn Féin councillor Robert Beasley says action needs to be urgently taken to ensure the health and safety of businesses surrounding the Golf Hotel in Ballybunion. He says the roof is badly […]

A Kerry TD is calling on the Taoiseach and Minister for the Marine to seek re-negotiation of access to Irish fishing waters. TD Pa Daly says the Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, need to stand up for Irish coastal communities post-Brexit. The Sinn Féin TD added the […]