A Kerry councillor says tourists cannot be blamed for littering in the county. Fine Gael councillor Seamus Cosaí Fitzgerald made the claim during the Castleisla.
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Two Kerry county councillors have suggested ways to lessen the threat of dogs worrying livestock on hills and walks.
Fianna Fáil s Michael O Shea and Fine Gael s Seamus Cosaí Fitzgerald brought separate motions to the Castleisland and Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District meeting on the issue of controlling dogs on Kerry hills.
Cathaoirleach of the MD councillor Seamus Cosaí Fitzgerald brought a motion, seeking the provision of a pilot project in West and South Kerry.
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He wants signs stating “no dogs allowed” to be erected at public carparks and on public roads, which serve as access points to mountain areas.
KERRY officials insisted there is huge respect for the Irish language in the Kingdom after uproar amongst locals who complained a new housing estate name is effectively meaningless.
Kerry Co Council is now to liaise with the development agency, Clúid, over a new name for a Dingle housing estate located beside one of Ireland s proudest Gaeltacht areas.
The estate was named Páirceanna na Glas - with west Kerry locals furious that, in Irish language terms, the name is effectively meaningless.
One translation is Green Fields or Green Parks .
Kerry County Council chief executive Moira Murrell insisted there was no intention to cause offence or disrespect - and stressed that there was enormous respect for the Irish language throughout the entire county.
The CEO of Kerry County Council says no disrespect was meant when naming a new social housing estate in Dingle. The estate was named Páirceanna na Glas, which caused upset among some in the locality, who say the name is “meaningless”. Clúid Housing, which was involved with the development with the council, says it’s working […]
Two county councillors say they have no recollection of zoning lands in areas prone to flooding along the Dingle Peninsula. Fine Gael’s Seamus Cosaí Fitzgerald and Breandán Fitzgerald of Fianna Fáil, who are both councillors for Dingle, were responding to criticism from the Office of the Planning Regulator. The State’s planning watchdog criticised proposals by […]