An event on May Bank Holiday Weekend aims to strengthen community ties and tackle social isolation. Kerry County Council, in conjunction with Kerry’s Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), is inviting applications for funding from local community-led events linked to the first ever Healthy Kerry Community Weekend which will take place on the bank holiday weekend…
DANNY Healy-Rae, as expected, is surging to the top of the poll in the Killarney Electoral Area but it is important to stress that several of the boxes have still to be opened. By: John O’Mahony www.killarneytoday.com The independent councillor, on an estimated 25 per cent of the first preference vote, is well positioned to…
For many families the cost of childcare is crippling. In many instances it is more than the monthly mortgage and there appears to be little appetite from the Government to tackle the issue. It is very distressing for some families who are trying to ensure that they can keep at work and also to provide…
Serious Questions Remain Over Hogan’s Water Charges Regime Serious questions remain over the Government’s water charges regime and the long term implications for taxpayers and for social welfare recipients. “I welcome the fact that Fine Gael and Labour have finally been forced to come clean on aspects of Minister Phil Hogan’s water charges plans. “Labour…
Rural Kerry is under attack from the Government, according to Killarney area, Fianna Fail candidate Niall Kelleher, who has raised concerns about what he has described as ongoing attacks on rural Ireland and rural Kerry. His comments come on the back of alarming reports about the future of rural Post Offices. Mr. Kelleher has stated that Post Offices…
