Public meet amid fears for the future of picturesque village of Lauragh in Co Kerry

Public meetings are being held in Lauragh, Co Kerry, to consider “the future of Lauragh”, the village near the Kenmare entrance to the Beara peninsula considered to be one of the most picturesque in the South-West.

Lauragh no longer has a bar, the Garda station was closed three years ago, and the current post office is now under threat as sorting facilities are transferred by An Post to Kilgarvan, and to premises owned by the TD Michael Healy-Rae.

Two grocery shops are also to close because of retirement and Lauragh School, now the only school where there were once was three, has only 19 pupils.