Kerry council to rectify meaningless Irish name error
Updated / Monday, 15 Mar 2021
17:04
Pairceanna na Glas is a new 20-house development in Dingle, Co Kerry
Kerry County Council has pledged to rectify a meaningless Irish name attached to a social housing estate in Dingle.
The embarrassing botún in the Gaeltacht town emerged during Seachtain na Gaeilge.
It is public policy to preserve and protect the Irish language in the locality and this story became a huge talking point around the country, it was stated at a meeting of the council.
The position of Irish Language Officer in Kerry, a county with two Gaeltachts, is currently vacant, it also emerged. Councillors have asked that it be filled.
A Kerry county councillor says a social housing tenant who advertised the kitchen of the property for sale on Facebook made an unfortunate error.
Labour councillor Terry O’Brien was responding to a matter raised at this month’s meeting of Kerry County Council by Cllr Jackie Healy-Rae.
Cllr Healy-Rae informed the meeting that he had stumbled across a social housing tenant advertising the property’s kitchen, bath, and shower for sale on Facebook.
He said this was outrageous and beyond belief, adding they were being sold for tuppence.
He asked for clarification that Kerry County Council were aware of this situation, and called for a review of the tenants’ handbook.
Alone we can do little, together we can do so much is just one of the many inspirational quotes within a new book, Valuing Volunteering in Kerry 2020 , which has just been launched.
Thanks to the wonderful dedication and kindness of the thousands of volunteers in Kerry, the lives of our communities have been enriched, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the new book aims to showcase just how important they are to the fabric of Kerry.
The Kerry Volunteer Centre came up with the idea of a photo exhibition of volunteers prior to the pandemic, but plans had to change. Instead, they decided to produce a book, available in hard-copy and in an e-book format, showcasing images of just a small sample of the volunteers who do so much to help others across the county.
Plans to acquire UNESCO status for the Transatlantic Cable Station on Valentia island, regarded by many as the birth-place of global communication, are progressing behind the scenes, and Kerry County Council hopes to be in a position to submit its application in the coming months.
The Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, which is overseeing the project, has moved the deadline for submissions to later in the year due the pandemic and will now accept submissions for the State s Tentative List for UNESCO sites in June of this year.
This is the first formal step in what is a lengthy process.
The Kerry branch of the Green Party is calling for Tralee Courthouse to be retained and upgraded at its current location.
The Courts Service has written to Kerry County Council expressing a wish to build a new courthouse on the Island of Geese site.
Chairperson of the Kerry Greens, Anluan Dunne says to move the courthouse from its central location on Ashe Street would be a retrograde step.
The Kerry Greens have written to Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell and Tralee Municipal District Manager Michael Scannell saying they want a more vibrant town that cherishes historic buildings.