The eldest daughter of the Kerry Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has lost out in her bid to take over the chair of the municipal district of Killarney.

Drivers of heavy goods vehicles are “going astray” when maps and satellite navigational systems direct them through tunnels and bog roads in south Kerry.

If you can’t beat the pervasive Japanese knotweed, eat it. That was one of the solutions put forward at a meeting of Kerry County Council, which heard parts of the Kingdom are being overrun by the invasive species.

Keeping the lights down low in Co Kerry, particularly where cost and demand are concerned, will be the way forward in a new public lighting policy implemented by the local authority yesterday.

One of the country’s leading tourist areas last year saw a 17% rise in the number of illegal dumping cases.

Most of the country's new Councillors are now elected, and a battle is underway between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to be the largest party on local authorities.

Final tallies from Killarney are in and the quota is likely to be 2,000.

Interference “from outside” by Fianna Fáil headquarters led to the shock withdrawal 10 days ago of party stalwart and seasoned councillor Paul O’Donoghue from the election in South and West Kerry.

Fianna Fáil has nominated teacher Norma Moriarty, from Waterville, to replace Cllr Paul O’Donoghue on the party’s ticket in the South and West Kerry area for the May local elections.