Main Kerry towns ‘should be jointly promoted’

TRALEE and Killarney, with a combined population of more than 50,000, should be promoted jointly for investment, a business leader urged yesterday.

The two principal Kerry towns are 18 miles apart and, with Kerry Airport located strategically between them, are seen to have better prospects if promoted as a linked development hub, according to Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation (IBEC) regional director Chris O’Donovan.

A lack of industrial investment is a major concern and there were 539 redundancies in Kerry last year.