Killarney parents oppose relocating head shop close to schools

A plan to a locate a head shop in an area close to five schools in Killarney, Co Kerry, is leading to serious concerns in the town.

The Funky Skunk is transferring its business from High Street to St Mary’s Terrace, which is next to an area which has three second-level schools, with a total of 1,400 pupils, and two primary schools.

In March 2013, Helen Stone, aged 47, of Kilnapogue, Kealkil, Bantry, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Killarney Court to possessing an unlawful substance and having it for sale at the Funky Skunk on January 30, 2012. She received a five-month suspended prison sentence.