Killarney makes a stand in battle to safeguard town councils

LOCAL authorities in Kerry are taking the lead nationally in an attempt to safeguard the future of town councils.

Killarney makes a stand in battle to safeguard town councils

Killarney Town Council in particular is determined to point the way for theretention of the 115-year-old statutory body.

Serving a population of 14,000, the nine-member council in Killarney has fully backed a decision to fight for its survival — and for the enhancement of its powers in advance of an autumn white paper being prepared by local government minister Phil Hogan.

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