Board approval ends grave situation in Kerry town

An Bord Pleanála has approved an application for a compulsory purchase order for a new burial site in Killarney.

Board approval ends grave situation in Kerry town

The decision will end Kerry County Council’s 25-year search for a new cemetery in the top tourist town where property value is constantly at a premium.

The proposed site is on agricultural land at Knockeenduff, on the northern side of Killarney. The owner of the eight-acre site, PJ Lynch, has been in negotiation with the county council since 2014.

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