Game over for arcade as planning given thumbs down

One of the country’s top tourist town has given the thumbs down to a gaming arcade.

Planning permission has been refused by An Bord Pleanála for a sports centre in Killarney, Co Kerry, that would include a gaming machines section.

The appeals board upheld a decision by the town council which rejected the proposal on the grounds that the centre would be an amusement arcade and would therefore contravene the town development plan.