Planning decision on Kerry mosque stalls over ‘call to prayer’ query

A decision on planning permission for a mosque in Tralee, Co Kerry, has been stalled pending confirmation over whether a call to prayer public address system is to be installed in the 23m high minaret attached to the structure.

The application, the second in recent years, was lodged with Kerry Council on behalf of the Kerry Islamic Cultural Centre in April.

The proposal concerns a 2.24-acre site in a business park at Killerisk, on the eastern edge of Tralee. The business park contains an Eircom exchange and is bounded by housing. The mosque will have an 18m high dome, 23.6m high minaret, parapets and assembly hall. It is primarily to act as a prayer centre for the local community, but accommodation for visitors is also proposed.