Teen with family in the business for three generations ‘delighted’ to win rare jarvey licence

A 17-year-old whose family has been in the jarvey business for three generations has emerged as the winner of the only horse and carriage hackney licence to be publicly advertised in the town’s recent history.

Jarvey licences in Killarney town are limited to 37, and attempts, including legal action by jarvey companies against the town council, have failed to see the number increased.

Calls to ring fence any licences that become available for the traditional jarvey families were rejected by the Killarney Municipal District Council last September — bylaws introduced in 2010 lay down that the licences are non-transferable.