As a clean-up continued yesterday following a landslide on a major tourist route on Sunday evening, there were complaints about a lack of signage on minor roads to which people were diverted.

The National Roads Authority has been asked to come clean on a proposed roads project that may be at a dead-end.

A local authority conceded it was “fortunate” to have already received the bulk of funding for a county town’s bypass road, in advance of continuing government cutbacks on road maintenance.

KERRY County Council is faced with a €2 million bill for treating roads during the bad weather.

THE possibility of taking water from mountain lakes to supply Kenmare has been ruled out by Kerry County Council.

PEOPLE in Cork and Kerry are being urged to save water and confine their usage to essential purposes only.

WATER shortages are creating major obstacles to the development of industry and tourism and the building of houses in large parts of Kerry, it was claimed yesterday.