Kerry County Council aiming to keep public light intensity low

Keeping the lights down low in Co Kerry, particularly where cost and demand are concerned, will be the way forward in a new public lighting policy implemented by the local authority yesterday.

Street lighting is costing Kerry County Council €2m yearly, nearly half its total energy bill. However, a move to provide new energy efficient or LED lighting would mean local lighting would be more focused in areas where needed.

Charlie O’Sullivan, the operations director, said public lighting was a serious challenge with the number of street lights trebling in less than 20 years.