The National Transport Authority has announced details of the allocation of funding for cycling infrastructure through the country. It has been hailed as the first ever active travel investment programme for rural Ireland and the submissions to the NTA had to come through the local authorities. Kerry, as in Killarney, Tralee, Listowel, Kenmare, Killorglin and Dingle all…
There has been a broad welcome here in Castleisland for the announcement that €40,000 – yes that’s forty thousand Euro – has been made available in the first costly blow to provide a safe pedestrian passage inside the old Barrack Street Bridge. The €40,000 is for a feasibility study and design only of the pedestrian…
Is there anyone out there who can throw light on the death of the Grey Heron the body of which was found on the river walk between Barrack Street and Church Street bridges in Castleisland last evening. Frances Shanahan sent the photograph and I rang Edward Carty for advice. Young and Inexperienced Edward said that…
The next meeting of the Killarney Municipal District will be held at the Town Hall in Killarney on this Wednesday, March 6th at 10am. Of the almost 80 questions being put down by councillors, only one pertains to Castleisland and that’s by Cllr. Bobby O’Connell. Footbridge on Barrack Street Under the heading: Operations, Safety and…
There are people in Castleisland keeping a hawk like watch on this Wednesday’s meeting of councillors and officials of Killarney Municipal District in Rathmore. There are many motions and questions down for discussion but only two matter to the watchers here. Motions number 13 and 20 have been lodged by Cllr. Bobby O’Connell and numbers…
One of Castleisland’s oldest streets has come under considerable traffic pressure in recent years. Now Barrack Street is to be examined by a Kerry County Council roads design team to see what effective traffic calming measures best suits the area. It served as the old road to Cork and locals say that the great liberator…
