Killarney town council ‘will not be missed until it’s gone’

A renowned beauty spot and a magnet for tourists for more than 250 years, Killarney, which likes to dub itself the “tourism capital”, has always seen itself as a place apart.

Catering for more than 1m visitors annually means that Killarney must provide additional services, a challenge not facing towns with more static populations.

Traffic, parking, rubbish collection, environmental works, water, and sewage, to mention just a few issues, all create extra demands in a town that can see its 13,000 population treble during the peak tourist season.