A complaint has been lodged with the Oireachtas Ethics Committee against a Kerry TD for urging Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte to intervene with the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in relation to a proposed €500m project for the Shannon Estuary.

FIRE safety could be a concern for a local authority at a proposed €500 million gas terminal at Tarbert on the Shannon Estuary.

HOPES were voiced yesterday that there would be no further delays in going ahead with a €500 million natural gas-fired energy project in Tarbert, Co Kerry.

HARD-UP publicans and shopkeepers in villages and small towns around Kerry may be unable to pay their rates this year, it was claimed yesterday.

CONCERNS were raised yesterday about health and safety aspects of a €400 million gas terminal to be built on a site between Tarbert and Ballylongford, on the Kerry bank of the Shannon Estuary.

MEMBERS of Kerry County Council are expected to do a U-turn on a controversial rezoning decision in one of Killarney’s prime tourism areas.

Donal Hickey

PROBLEMS caused by flooding and coastal erosion in Co Kerry are getting worse with each passing winter, it was claimed yesterday.

‘HITLER’ taunts were shouted at county councillors yesterday who refused to give Dana Rosemary Scanlon a nomination to contest the Presidential election.