Council flag warning leaves Cats hot under the collar

KILKENNY hurling fans are fuming over a letter from city bosses warning business people that permanent banners and flags require planning permission.

Council flag warning leaves Cats hot under the collar

Kilkenny Borough Council has written to a number of business people in the city, informing them that permanent displays are “a planning matter”.

Even the city’s mayor, Pat Crotty, who owns a business in the city, has received a letter from the local authority. “I received such a letter in my business context. The letter said the flying of flags or other banners or whatever you might put on your premises was a planning matter.

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