Hopes for council U-turn on rezoning decision

MEMBERS of Kerry County Council are expected to do a U-turn on a controversial rezoning decision in one of Killarney’s prime tourism areas.

Residents in the scenic Aghadoe area are up in arms over a recent decision to rezone a four-acre site for a storage depot and councillors have been invited to a public meeting called by residents for tonight.

Independent councillor Danny Healy-Rae, who had seconded the rezoning proposal, yesterday confirmed he was no longer supporting it. Several other councillors are also coming under pressure to reverse the decision to rezone the agricultural land at Gortree, Aghadoe.