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Local Democracy Reporter for County Kerry at the independent.ie. Previously with maghrebi.org

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Feb 5
Kerry councillor calls for mobile network regulator to address ‘unacceptable’ blackspots
Kerry councillor calls for mobile network regulator to address ‘unacceptable’ blackspots

A Kerry councillor called for the council to write to ComReg over the “unacceptable” lack of mobile phone coverage on the Iveragh Peninsula.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Feb 5
Illegal dumping in rural Kerry a ‘disaster’ says councillor
Illegal dumping in rural Kerry a ‘disaster’ says councillor

A Kerry councillor has highlighted the “disaster” of illegal dumping in a rural area, asking the council to pay for the whole clean-up.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Feb 4
Ring of Kerry bridge expected to be replaced during height of tourist season
Ring of Kerry bridge expected to be replaced during height of tourist season

The replacement of a key bridge on the Ring of Kerry is set to go ahead this summer during the height of the tourist season.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Feb 4
Changes to Kerry town rejuvenation project approved following intense public consultation
Changes to Kerry town rejuvenation project approved following intense public consultation

Plans for a makeover of a Kerry town have been approved at a recent council meeting following significant amendments driven by public feedback.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Feb 4
Applications invited for Kerry’s small festival funding grant
Applications invited for Kerry’s small festival funding grant

Kerry County Council has announced by funding for local festivals and events celebrating the county’s vibrant culture and sense of community, inviting applications from voluntary and community groups.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Feb 3
Kerry councillor decries transport agency’s ‘invisible’ management of national roads
Kerry councillor decries transport agency’s ‘invisible’ management of national roads

A Kerry councillor has called for immediate funding to address the “appalling” surface of one of the county’s busiest roads.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Feb 3
Lack of activities for Kerry’s youth main focus for county’s youth council as new committee elected
Lack of activities for Kerry’s youth main focus for county’s youth council as new committee elected

Kerry’s youth council has elected a new executive committee as the group looks to tackle the lack of facilities and activities for young people this year.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 30
Kerry councillor calls for CPO to acquire land for vital footpath
Kerry councillor calls for CPO to acquire land for vital footpath

A Kerry councillor has called for a compulsory purchase order to progress a footpath in the interests of public safety.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 30
‘Dreadful omission’: Kerry councillor slams council for residents’ ‘lethal’ walk into town
‘Dreadful omission’: Kerry councillor slams council for residents’ ‘lethal’ walk into town

Kerry County Council has been slammed for the “dreadful omission” of a footpath in planning conditions after six years have passed since alarm bells were first rang.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 29
’Highly dangerous’ Ring of Kerry junction needs traffic measures says councillor
’Highly dangerous’ Ring of Kerry junction needs traffic measures says councillor

A Kerry councillor has highlighted a “highly dangerous” junction along the Ring of Kerry route, urging that traffic calming measures be put in place.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 29
Kerry council’s deer road safety pilot slammed as ‘ridiculous’ – ‘Are they computer literate?’
Kerry council’s deer road safety pilot slammed as ‘ridiculous’ – ‘Are they computer literate?’

A Kerry councillor has blasted the council’s roll-out of state of the art technology in response to a growing threat of deer on the roads.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 29
Kerry councillor accused of being ‘duplicitous’ as row breaks out at MD meeting
Kerry councillor accused of being ‘duplicitous’ as row breaks out at MD meeting

A recent Kerry County Council meeting descended into a row as elected members argued over the allocation of leisure funding.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 28
Omission of Kerry school from safety scheme ‘unbelievable’ says councillor
Omission of Kerry school from safety scheme ‘unbelievable’ says councillor

A Kerry councillor has warned of “chaos” at a local school during rush hours, urging the council to put in measures to safeguard children and parents.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 28
Tide clocks at Kerry beach could ‘potentially save lives’
Tide clocks at Kerry beach could ‘potentially save lives’

A Kerry councillor has called for tide clocks to be installed at a “dangerous” but popular beach.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 27
Key Kerry road missing from winter gritting list a ‘disgrace’ says councillor
Key Kerry road missing from winter gritting list a ‘disgrace’ says councillor

A Kerry councillor has slammed the omission of a key road in north Kerry from the council’s gritting schedule, calling the neglect a “disgrace”.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 27
Road Safety Authority branded ‘glorified spin-doctor’ as Kerry councillor renews call for its disbandment
Road Safety Authority branded ‘glorified spin-doctor’ as Kerry councillor renews call for its disbandment

A Kerry councillor has renewed calls for the disbandment of the Road Safety Authority following the government’s U-turn on splitting the agency up.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 26
Kerry marathon maestro leaves inspiring message as he receives recognition for lifetime achievement
Kerry marathon maestro leaves inspiring message as he receives recognition for lifetime achievement

Kerry marathon machine Willie Guiney has received a certificate of recognition from Kerry County Council for his remarkable feat of endurance.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 26
Kerry councillor calls for social media firms to be held liable for content
Kerry councillor calls for social media firms to be held liable for content

A Kerry councillor has called for social media companies to be penalised for harmful content amid the Grok sexualised images scandal.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 26
Government sports grants ‘crippling’ small clubs warns Kerry councillor
Government sports grants ‘crippling’ small clubs warns Kerry councillor

A Kerry councillor has sounded the alarm on government sports grants “crippling small clubs” who are having to pick up the bill on loan interest rates.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 26
Killarney poised for housing development as 4,000 new units made available
Killarney poised for housing development as 4,000 new units made available

Land has been provisioned for over 4,000 housing units in Kerry, following the adoption of Killarney Municipal District’s (MD) variations to the county development plan.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 23
Live electronic signs could help Kerry town’s chronic traffic issues says councillor
Live electronic signs could help Kerry town’s chronic traffic issues says councillor

A Kerry councillor has called for the installation of electronic signs around the county’s tourism capital to help alleviate traffic issues.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 23
Kerry councillors ‘part of the problem’ says councillor as CAMHS report remains unpublished
Kerry councillors ‘part of the problem’ says councillor as CAMHS report remains unpublished

A Kerry councillor has slammed the delay in releasing a controversial HSE report as “one of our greatest shames” as three years has passed since its announcement.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 22
Transport agency slammed for delays to much-needed deer control – ‘They’re absolutely off the Richter scale’
Transport agency slammed for delays to much-needed deer control – ‘They’re absolutely off the Richter scale’

Kerry councillors have slammed Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s alleged backtracking on fencing for a road where “deer are nearly as numerous as the cars”.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 22
Kerry council says no to full county council reception for All-Ireland club winners
Kerry council says no to full county council reception for All-Ireland club winners

Kerry councillors have called for a full civic reception at County Council level to honour the three football clubs that won All-Ireland championships this month but they will have to settle for receptions at Municipal District level.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 22
Speed cameras only solution to dangerous Kerry junction that has ‘mind-boggling number of accidents’
Speed cameras only solution to dangerous Kerry junction that has ‘mind-boggling number of accidents’

A Kerry councillor has called for a fixed speed camera to be installed at an accident blackspot on the main road to Cork.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 22
‘Gender imbalance’ at Kerry missionary memorial needs addressed, claims councillor
‘Gender imbalance’ at Kerry missionary memorial needs addressed, claims councillor

A Kerry councillor has called for better representation of women at a local memorial to highlight their critical role in missionary work around the globe.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 21
Work to start on Kerry beach facility after summer season
Work to start on Kerry beach facility after summer season

Works are set to commence on a long-awaited beach facility in north Kerry as the area looks to increase its offerings to visitors.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 21
Kerry’s ‘ridiculous rejections’ of social housing offers – ‘Nowhere to store my motorbike’
Kerry’s ‘ridiculous rejections’ of social housing offers – ‘Nowhere to store my motorbike’

Kerry councillors have relayed some of the “ridiculous” reasons given from those turning down social housing offers as the county grapples with its housing waiting lists.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 20
‘A Kerryman joke’: Kerry councillor decries long walk between adjacent public transport hubs
‘A Kerryman joke’: Kerry councillor decries long walk between adjacent public transport hubs

A Kerry councillor has decried the “Kerryman joke” of Killarney’s bus and train stations having no direct connection, despite them being side by side.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 20
Kerry councillor says Junior Transport Minister should consider his position after ‘sham’ response
Kerry councillor says Junior Transport Minister should consider his position after ‘sham’ response

A Kerry councillor has asked the junior transport minister to “consider his position” after his “sham” response to a letter from Kerry County Council recommending making high visibility vests mandatory.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 19
Grass protein anyone? Kerry’s new biorefinery project ‘on the money’ with human products not far off
Grass protein anyone? Kerry’s new biorefinery project ‘on the money’ with human products not far off

Kerry’s new biorefinery project is “on the money” according to a farming representative as the county’s flagship research campus receives stimulus for the sector.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 19
Rental terminations are now Kerry’s ‘predominant’ housing issue, claims councillor
Rental terminations are now Kerry’s ‘predominant’ housing issue, claims councillor

Notices of termination have become the “predominant” housing issue in Kerry as new rental legislation coaxes landlords to sell their properties.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 19
Kerry villagers roused by loud boy racers – ‘There’s no way of getting a wink of sleep’
Kerry villagers roused by loud boy racers – ‘There’s no way of getting a wink of sleep’

Boy racers have caused “consternation” near a Kerry village as they keep residents up at night “every weekend” and have even threatened locals.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 16
New plans for key Kerry town development shot down
New plans for key Kerry town development shot down

A Kerry councillor’s new plans for a key development site in Killarney have been shot down as the fate of the land hangs in the balance.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 16
Kerry’s flagship gas project to face further planning delays
Kerry’s flagship gas project to face further planning delays

A Kerry councillor has expressed his “deep disappointment” over the planning appeal board’s further delay to their decision on the Shannon LNG project, warning it is negatively impacting foreign investment.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 15
‘Brighter days ahead’ for Kerry town as trust is rebuilt through co-operative planning
‘Brighter days ahead’ for Kerry town as trust is rebuilt through co-operative planning

A Kerry town has “brighter days ahead” according to a local councillor as a draft masterplan is set to be finalised for the rapidly expanding settlement.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 15
Pedestrians still risking their lives on notorious Kerry road after 50-year struggle – ‘How long do we have to fight?’
Pedestrians still risking their lives on notorious Kerry road after 50-year struggle – ‘How long do we have to fight?’

Three generations of Foleys have campaigned for safer walking access to their local town but after 50 years a solution has yet to be put in place.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 14
Tralee Street Festival and four other Kerry projects shortlisted for national awards
Tralee Street Festival and four other Kerry projects shortlisted for national awards

Five Kerry projects have been shortlisted for national awards showcasing “outstanding” local initiatives.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 13
Call for walk-in Kerry archive to showcase Kingdom’s “rich history, storytelling and folklore”
Call for walk-in Kerry archive to showcase Kingdom’s “rich history, storytelling and folklore”

A Kerry councillor has called for a modern county archive to display the kingdom’s rich history and literary tradition for all to see.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 13
Kerry community groups urged to apply for €1m literacy funding scheme
Kerry community groups urged to apply for €1m literacy funding scheme

Kerry is set to benefit from a €1m fund aimed at meeting unmet literacy needs, including digital and financial, in the country.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 10
Kerry councillors slam ‘ridiculous’ government advice and back new business zone
Kerry councillors slam ‘ridiculous’ government advice and back new business zone

Kerry councillors and council officials fought bitterly over the idea of a new business zone in Killarney, with one councillor calling government push-back “absolutely ridiculous”.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 10
Minister Healy-Rae adds another property to portfolio under Ukrainian accommodation linked company
Minister Healy-Rae adds another property to portfolio under Ukrainian accommodation linked company

A property management firm owned by Kerry TD and junior minister Michael Healy-Rae, has bought another property in the county, advertising it as the third in a line of guesthouses linked to accommodating Ukrainian refugees.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 9
‘Utter codswallop’: Kerry councillors deny claim their decisions will result in 1,400 lost houses
‘Utter codswallop’: Kerry councillors deny claim their decisions will result in 1,400 lost houses

Kerry councillors have been accused of preventing the development of a massive number of houses amid a growing housing shortage in the county.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 9
Kerry councillors hold firm on housing development despite alleged threat to historic hotel
Kerry councillors hold firm on housing development despite alleged threat to historic hotel

Kerry councillors have refused to back down on allowing residential development near a protected structure despite objections from the local authority and housing regulator.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 8
Kerry councillor urges action on ‘frightening’ online racism – ‘We’re lucky no messiah has come’
Kerry councillor urges action on ‘frightening’ online racism – ‘We’re lucky no messiah has come’

A Kerry councillor has slammed the “frightening” racism fomented online in the county, as anti-immigrant sentiment climbs nationwide.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 8
‘We’re lucky no messiah has come’: Kerry councillor urges action on online racism
‘We’re lucky no messiah has come’: Kerry councillor urges action on online racism

A Kerry councillor has slammed the “frightening” racism fomented online in the county, as anti-immigrant sentiment climbs nationwide.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 7
Kerry to blossom from ‘highly successful’ biodiversity project for first time
Kerry to blossom from ‘highly successful’ biodiversity project for first time

A “highly successful” biodiversity project has come to Kerry for the first time, with applications now open for interested landowners.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 6
Kerry TD slams fish farm licensing ‘scandal’ – ‘we are the laughing stock of the whole world’
Kerry TD slams fish farm licensing ‘scandal’ – ‘we are the laughing stock of the whole world’

“We are the laughingstock of not just Europe, but the whole world,” Kerry TD Michael Cahill has said.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 6
Kerry’s largest towns excel in anti-litter league despite collapse of reusable coffee cup scheme
Kerry’s largest towns excel in anti-litter league despite collapse of reusable coffee cup scheme

New data shows Kerry’s largest towns are now clean by European standards, marking a major improvement from previous years.

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Alastair Tibbs handle.invalid · Jan 6
Kerry TD slams fish farm licensing ‘scandal’ – ‘we are the laughingstock of the whole world’
Kerry TD slams fish farm licensing ‘scandal’ – ‘we are the laughingstock of the whole world’

“We are the laughingstock of not just Europe, but the whole world,” Kerry TD Michael Cahill has said.

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