New Beginnings Hoped for Castleisland Community Garden

New Beginnings Hoped for Castleisland Community Garden

The tenure of Castleisland Community Garden at its site in The Crageens has run its course. Castleisland Co-Op Mart bought the site from the Presentation Order almost a year ago and allowed the gardeners a grace period until the end of 2021 to harvest whatever crops they had set in the spring of the year.…

Green Party Kerry Welcome for €50m Tourism Business Continuity Programme

Green Party Kerry Welcome for €50m Tourism Business Continuity Programme

Green Party Kerry spokesperson and former election candidate, Cleo Murphy has welcomed today’s €50 million Tourism Business Continuity Programme announcement aimed at helping sustain tourism businesses in 2022. “We are heavily dependent on tourism in Kerry, and it has been very challenging for businesses to stay afloat,” said Ms.Murphy. “This funding is very welcome and…

Funding for Kerry Bogs Publication Welcomed by Local Green Party Rep

Kerry Green Party representative Cleo Murphy has welcomed the announcement by Minister of State Malcolm Noonan of grant funding for 25 community peatland initiatives across the country. “I’m glad that, under the Peatland Communities Engagement Scheme, North East and West Kerry Development (NEWKD) is to receive €2,000 towards a brochure on Kerry bogs,” said the…