Kerry council in push for hedge trimming

A local authority is to crack down on landowners who fail to properly maintain roadside trees and hedges.

With overgrown trees and vegetation, some roads were compared to tunnels and were potential traffic hazards.

Kerry County Council is also introducing a tracking system to register complaints and pinpoint people who regularly refuse to comply with the 1993 Roads Act. Under the law, it is the landowner’s responsibility to trim hedges and other vegetation along public roads.