Social houses to be built despite objections

DESPITE reservations by residents of the select Ballyard area of Tralee, the town council is to proceed with plans to build 85 social houses there.

Some councillors hit out at claims by residents that their property might be devalued; that gangs of youths would be “hanging around” local attractions such as the Aquadome; that horses and sulkeys would be brought into their area, or that residents of the Mitchels Crescent area of Tralee would be resettled there.

During a tense debate, councillors also said they were upset by the tone of some phone calls they had received from objectors.