Celtic tiger town of Milltown at the crossroads

Enormous population growth has not been without its challenges for the small town of Milltown in Co Kerry, writes Majella O’Sullivan

It is the most inland small town on Ireland’s famed Wild Atlantic Way, but it faces the same challenges as larger urban centres on Dublin’s commuter belt in Louth, Meath, and Kildare.

Milltown in Kerry has experienced unprecedented growth and during the boom its population increased five-fold, 10 times faster than the rest of Kerry and two-and-a-half times faster than anywhere else in the State.