Council can’t finalise Kenmare land deal with Nama over vacant possession

Kerry County Council has said it cannot complete the purchase of a prime 50-acre site for community and amenity use in Kenmare, which it had bid for with Nama, because the lands do not have the vacant possession required.

The council said that it appeared the lands it had agreed to buy from Nama last year had not been secured.

The council’s statement comes after it emerged that proceedings in the High Court by a receiver seeking vacant possession are to go to a full hearing.