The senior management team of Kerry County Council met on Tuesday to consider the announcement by Government of Kerry’s move to Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions, – according to a memo from Cllr. Fionnán Fitzgerald. Gardaí Out in Rough Weather Meanwhile, members of An Garda Síochána are out in inclement weather conditions today in a government…
Statutory agencies have appealed to the people of Kerry to re-double their efforts this weekend and beyond to stop the spread of Covid-19. Working through the regional inter-agency emergency management group, the HSE, Kerry County Council and an Garda Siochana have worked together since the start of the Covid-19 crisis to co-ordinate the community response. This…
To the people of Castleisland he was Garda Jim Lordan, to his parents and seven siblings in Cork he was Jimmy, to his wife Kathleen he was Jim and to his 11 children he was Daddy. By Garda Michelle Lordan James ‘Jim’ Lordan served as a Garda in Castleisland for 29 years and for 35…
The crime of dog theft has now become so prevalent that Gardaí are putting out appeals to the public to take extra crime prevention measures when it comes to caring for your pet, particularly high-value breeds of dogs. There are reports only this week of houses, to which dogs belong, in Cordal and Scartaglin being…
A report on the RTÉ news today made sense of the almost persistent social media warnings of dogs being stolen in the general Castleisland area and around West Limerick in particular. Other posts had men offering to buy dogs from people or suspicious activity around houses with dogs since the beginning of the year. Most…
If you think that the closure of Garda stations in rural parts of Ireland was a relatively recent occurrence, think again. And if you think I’m making it up – I am not. I got the following report from a Castleisland native who served in An Garda Síochána and worked in some of the force’s…
An Garda Síochána, the Health Services Executive and Kerry County Council are reminding members of the public that a large number of festivals, fairs and public events over the coming weeks in Kerry have been cancelled or postponed because of current advice and restrictions in relation to the coronavirus, COVID-19. Puck and Kenmare Fairs Cancelled…
Kerry County Council and An Garda Síochána are asking everyone visiting attractions and amenities including beaches and other public areas in the county to adhere to public health guidelines and social distancing requirements to limit the spread of the corona-virus. Increased monitoring of public car parks at beaches and other public spaces is being undertaken…
Front-line workers across Cork and Kerry have joined together in a video plea to people in both counties to “Hold Firm” in their efforts to contain Covid-19. The video, an inter-agency project between an Garda Siochana, the HSE, Cork City Council, Cork County Council and Kerry County Council features front-line workers asking people in Cork…
Since the outbreak of the Corona-virus in Ireland, and as the country responds to the COVID19 pandemic, Kerry County Council, as the local government authority for Kerry, has been actively involved in the response to the crisis. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is the lead agency in responding to any public health emergency and the…
