‘County doesn’t revolve around Killarney’

Killarney might regard itself as the "tourist capital’’, but the rest of the county does not revolve around it, Kerry county manager Tom Curran stated yesterday.

He also said commercial rates for businesses in Killarney will increase when its town council is abolished this month and some key services, including planning and housing, will move to Kerry County Council’s headquarters in Tralee.

Mr Curran, speaking at the final meeting of Kerry County Council prior to the local elections, said commercial rates in Tralee, Killarney, and Listowel will have to be harmonised, following the abolition of town councils in the three areas.