Kerry solicitor passes away

THE death has occurred at his home in Killorglin, Co Kerry, of solicitor Michael C Ahern.

He was elected as an Independent member of Kerry County Council in 1985 and held the seat until 1991. He became a member of the Progressive Democrats and once stood as a general election candidate for the party in Kerry South.

Also keenly interested in the arts, he was a member of local drama groups in the Killorglin area.