USERS of a controversial caravan park, which is to be closed at Rossbeigh beach, in Co Kerry, yesterday pleaded with Kerry county manager Martin Riordan to keep it open for the coming season.

Minister for Transport Martin Cullen has been criticised in a report on the planned development of a hotel beside Trim Castle in Co Meath.

THE European Commission is investigating a controversial Trim hotel development which was given the go-ahead after then Environment Minister Martin Cullen personally overruled objections from heritage officials.

CORK County Council was accused last night of “covering up” evidence of an ancient settlement on a site earmarked for the county fire service headquarters.

THE National Salmon Commission yesterday called for a census of the seal population and said a cull may be necessary.

A SMALL number of angry fishermen are under suspicion for the unlawful killing of around 45 grey seals — a protected species under the 1976 Wildlife Act — in west Kerry.

CLONAKILTY added a second gold medal to its haul of national tidy town awards in recent years, emerging yesterday as the outright regional winner in Cork and Kerry.

AN elderly Killarney woman has forced the local council to remove her picture-postcard shop from its list of protected structures.

THE National Roads Authority are, according to themselves, the biggest ‘investor’ in Irish archaeology today.

Emo Court has been announced as host for countryside event, the National Country Fair, on Sunday June 6 and Monday June 7.

The Labour Party has accused the Government of prioritising development to the detriment of Ireland’s heritage and culture.

DISABLED people in Kerry are fighting for proper access to the centre of justice administration in the county.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Bronze Age settlement and a number of other significant finds on the proposed route of a multi-million euro bypass in County Cork.

FOR the first time in almost 40 years, I visited Charles Fort on Saturday, September 13, and was very much surprised to see not only the well run military displays and reenactments but a truly beautiful and well preserved fort.

Fine Gael environment spokesman Bernard Allen TD has called on the Government to release the findings of its investigation into illegal dumping by Dúchas at the earliest opportunity.

THE Courts Service has clashed with the Law Society over criticisms its president made of delays in family law cases and courthouse conditions which she described as Dickensian.

A Green Party TD is calling for the suspension of ongoing works at Carrickmines Castle in Dublin, pending a decision on the legality of the license under which archaeologists are working.

A NEW battle of the Boyne looms over plans to build a waste incinerator on the site of King William's historic victory of 1690.

THE owners of the birthplace of Daniel O’Connell yesterday refused to comment on reports that an excessive price was being asked for the property.

A CASTLE site with six acres and probably more varied water views than any other Kinsale, Co Cork, setting is up for sale.

The ghettoblaster is playing a key role in helping preserve a rare bird’s presence on Irish soil.