Fianna Fáil have retained the top positions in the new Kerry County Council, with support from Fine Gael and Labour and three independents.

TALLANSTOWN, a village in Co Louth with a population of about 600, has taken the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2010.

AN Independent Killarney councillor has been censured under the ethics in public office legislation after striking a deal with a local developer on condition that he withdrew an appeal to An Bord Pleanála.