Anger at tourist road upgrade

The proposed widening and removal of bends on a notable tourist road in Kerry will have a profound impact on the landscape, it has been claimed.

An Bord Pleanála is to hold an oral hearing into a proposed €69m revamp of 28km of the N86 from Tralee into the peninsula village of Dingle.

The scheme envisages removing some notorious hairpin bends and creating a three-lane carriageway to provide for cyclists.