Killarney seeking greater employment support

A COMMON perception that Killarney is “fine” when it comes to jobs because of its thriving tourism industry needs to be debunked, says the town’s mayor.

Mayor Sean Counihan claims that the area is being neglected by state agencies responsible for attracting investment in manufacturing and other sectors.

Killarney has lost more than 1,500 industrial jobs since the mid-1990s and 3,500 people in the area are registered as unemployed.