Government rejects bid for graveyard in national park

THE Government has turned down a request for land for a graveyard in a specified area of Killarney National Park, it was confirmed yesterday.

However, Junior Environment Minister Batt O’Keeffe invited Killarney Town Council and Kerry County Council to seek land in another section of the park.

But it emerged yesterday that any site for a burial ground in the National Park would have to comply with habitats directives and other environmental regulations.