CONTRACTS have been signed for the construction of 29 new social housing units in the county. The new homes are being developed by Kerry County Council in Miltown, Killorglin and Listowel under the Rebuilding Ireland programme. Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Norma Foley and the Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell have signed contracts… Continue Reading
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‘It can’t become anything other than a decaying building until the HSE makes up its corporate mind’
THE Health Service Executive has been urged to act swiftly to allow the development of the landmark St Finan’s Hospital in Killarney if the building is to be saved from total dereliction. The former psychiatric institution, which closed in 2012, has been left to decay with no known plans for its future. This is in… Continue Reading
Two young Crokes who wore the green and gold
TURN BACK TIME: This was the talented Dr Crokes under 12 squad that dominated their age group in East Kerry way back in the early 1970s. They are pictured on the outside pitch at Fitzgerald Stadium and the side featured a number of players that went on to become household names in the Kerry GAA.… Continue Reading
A cultural gem in the heart of town
EXCLUSIVE THIS is what the exciting new-look Killarney Cultural Centre is likely to look like when a €240,000 redevelopment is completed later this year. A stunning European-style contemporary arts centre and performance space, on the existing site on East Avenue Road, is being created by Kerry County Council to provide an internal and external performance… Continue Reading
New lease of life for local cultural centre
PRELIMINARY work got underway this week on the development of a new European-style contemporary arts centre and performance space in Killarney. It will be located on the site of the existing cultural centre, on East Avenue Road, and the major refurbishment will include an ultra-modern facility which will be fully re-roofed to take in the… Continue Reading
