Residents call for greater urgency in replacing collapsed bridge

PEOPLE in north Kerry are protesting about delays in replacing a bridge which collapsed a year ago under the weight of a truck carrying 250 pigs.

Money has not yet been provided for a new bridge at Ballinagar, Lixnaw, while residents and farmers in the area have to make long detours and diversions.

Residents’ spokesman Pat Walsh called on Kerry County Council to treat the issue with a greater sense of urgency. “Some landowners have to make 26km round trips every day to get to their land,” he said.