There have been urgent calls for the public to submit their views to a Department of the Marine consultation on trawling near coastlines, a practice a recent Kenmare Municipal District meeting heard is having a disastrous effect on local fishermen’s livelihoods.
Fine Gael Councillor Patrick O’Connor-Scarteen has hit out at red tape and the length of time it is taking to get important flood-relief works carried out in Kenmare and Cahersiveen.
It will be 2030 before the Kenmare Flood Relief Scheme is in full operation.That’s according to information provided at the recent Kenmare Municipal District Me.