Elderly residents living in fear of gangs of youths

PREDOMINANTLY elderly residents of an estate in Tralee are living in fear of rampaging gangs of youths.

Problems have persisted in Kerins Park for some time, but they came to a head over Hallowe’en, when an estimated 250 teenagers - none believed to be from the estate - besieged petrified residents.

The GRA’s national executive member in Kerry, Garda Dave McMahon, said two of his colleagues rushed to the scene but were forced to retreat when youths threw missiles and bangers at them.