Killarney housing project gets go-ahead

THE green light has been given for an extra 50 local authority houses in Killarney, which will go some way towards reducing a waiting list of more than 400 housing applicants.

However, it could be two years before the houses are built on a site at Direen, on the outskirts of the town.

Tourism Minister John O’Donoghue said the council had approval to seek tenders for the scheme.