Councillors get prickly over the state of Kerry’s hedges

A heated row erupted at yesterday’s meeting of Kerry County Council while a motion on hedge-cutting was being discussed.

A proposal by Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae (Ind), who claimed untrimmed hedges were causing serious traffic hazards, urged the council to initiate a hedge-cutting scheme similar to that of Clare County Council.

Cllr Brendan Cronin (Ind) pointed out the Healy-Rae family, who act as contractors for the council, were in the plant hire business and he asked if they had tendered for hedge-cutting work.