Mayor holds out little hope council will be saved

TRALEE Mayor Terry O’Brien was yesterday holding out little hope that his council will be saved from dissolution, after failing to adopt a budget for 2004.

The fate of Tralee Town Council is in the hands of Environment Minister Martin Cullen, who has the power to install a commissioner to take over its functions.

However, Mr O’Brien (Labour) said further pleas to the minister were pointless.