Bid to name a Kenmare road after Jackie Healy-Rae fails

A road in Kenmare, Co Kerry, is to be dedicated to ex-Fine Gael TD and county councillor Pat O’Connor-Scarteen, a native of the area.

This was decided on a 23 to five vote at a Kerry County Council meeting yesterday, which heard that the local municipal authority had agreed by majority last November to honour Mr O’Connor-Scarteen, who died in 1989.

A counter motion by Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae, to have the inner relief road named after his grandfather, the recently deceased Independent TD, Jackie Healy-Rae, was defeated.