Donal Hickey says Ireland needs to cater more to cyclists.

KERRY County Council has confirmed it is complying with a key recommendation by the Standards in Public Office Commission following the body’s recent investigation into two Killarney councillors.

KERRY County Council has confirmed it is now complying with a key recommendation by the Standards in Public Office Commission, following a recent investigation by the Commission into two Killarney councillors.

A RESEARCH group is being set up in Killarney to look into the possibility of providing a “skills track” for young drivers.

KILLARNEY celebrated its ethnic diversity at the weekend, honouring 3,000 people from 50 countries living in the area.

PROPER ring roads to ease congestion in Tralee is a priority of the town’s new mayor, Miriam McGillycuddy.

A LEADING hotelier and Fianna Fáil councillor tried to win the support of fellow councillors for the rezoning of his family property, according to the Standards in Public Office Commission, which described the incident as a “serious matter”.

The Standards in Public Office Commission has sent a file to the DPP in relation to the actions of a Fianna Fáil town councillor from Co Kerry.

A TOP hotelier last night denied he had done anything wrong, after a decision by the Standards in Public Office Commission to refer a report to the DPP arising from a probe into a zoning controversy concerning his family’s property.

TWO high profile Killarney councillors could face serious consequences if found to be in breach of ethics by the Standards in Public Office Commission, arising from a zoning controversy.

TWO high profile Killarney councillors could face serious consequences if found to be in breach of ethics by the Standards in Public Office Commission, arising from a zoning controversy.

THE multi-million euro Gleneagle Hotel complex, in Killarney, is to be rezoned in a compromise agreed by Killarney Town Council.

THE political ethics watchdog is to investigate the actions of two councillors linked to a controversial rezoning in Killarney.

The Standards Commission is to investigate alleged breaches of the Ethics Act by Councillors Patrick O'Donoghue and Sheila Casey of Killarney Town Council.

TWO key players in international travel have been honoured in Killarney for their contribution to the area’s multi-million euro tourism industry.

LISTOWEL is to have a weekly farmers’ market for a six-month trial period.

INFORMATION packs on the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse are being issued to parents and publicans in Killarney in advance of celebrations expected to follow the Junior Cert results.

TAXI drivers in Killarney are up in arms over a submission sent by Killarney Town Council to the Commission for Taxi Regulation.

THE controversy surrounding the proposed rezoning of the Gleneagle Hotel property in Killarney has taken another turn, with Killarney Town Council manager Tom Curran announcing he cannot go along with the wishes of the council on the issue.

A TOP hotel and entertainment complex has been given town centre zoning - even though it is located a mile from the town.

KILLARNEY Town Council has set up a sub-committee to devise a system to honour locally-born people who have made special achievements.

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KERRY South has been pencilled in by Fine Gael strategists as a constituency where the party must win a seat in the next general election, if it is to form a government.

ONE of the country’s leading supporters of one-off rural housing, independent TD Jackie Healy-Rae, has dismissed the latest Government guidelines as propaganda.

KILLARNEY Town Council has decided to rezone a controversial five-acre site, owned by the multi-millionaire McShain family, to allow for a luxury housing development.

IMMIGRANTS are being treated shamefully in one of the country’s leading tourist towns, Amnesty International said yesterday.

IT used to be said — and with some justification — that the town of Killarney did not match the beauty of its exquisite surroundings.

SNAKES, sea monsters, Vikings and samba bands provided the sparkle in St Patrick’s Day celebrations around the country yesterday while the saint himself supplied the weather.