PEOPLE applying for planning permission in Kerry are to be asked about their arrangements for waste disposal, after it emerged 25% of households in the county have no visible means of getting rid of their waste.

PEOPLE applying for planning permission in Kerry are to be asked about their arrangements for waste disposal, after it emerged 25% of households in the county have no visible means of getting rid of their waste.

ILLEGAL dumping in Kerry has gone up by almost 60% this year and is threatening to undermine the area’s multi-million tourist industry, it has been warned.