A SENIOR Kerry garda has said he would support a reduction in the late night opening hours of fast food shops as well as pubs in the county town.

THE violent death of a 50-year-old, homeless man following a street assault in Tralee, has intensified calls for a new close circuit television (CCTV) system in the town.

GARDAÍ investigating the death of a 50-year-old homeless man in Tralee, Co Kerry have begun interviewing a number of people who were close to the scene and were captured on CCTV footage.

FEARS of a resurgence of vigilante activity against alleged drug pushers in Kerry emerged yesterday, following a threat by Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris that the party would picket the house of a leading drug dealer in Tralee.

FOLLOWING a black week on the roads of Kerry, gardaí in the county yesterday urged motorists to drive with extreme care.