Seaside caravan park faces closure, needs funding

ENVIRONMENT Minister Dick Roche is to be asked to use his powers to ensure a controversial caravan park near a Kerry beach is kept open.

Kerry county manager Martin Riordan has warned that if the park, at Rossbeigh, is not upgraded to the necessary standard, it may have to close.

Operated by Kerry County Council, the park is in a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Mr Riordan said its design, facilities and layout fell far short of standards imposed by the council on private caravan parks.