Kerry farmers on route of proposed greenway call on council to honour agreements on compensation

The IFA had objected to the greenway, partly because the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) contravened an undertaking in 2011 to farmers they would not be imposed. File picture: Don MacMonagle

Farmers on lands crossed by the South Kerry Greenway are calling on Kerry County Council to honour agreements on compensation.

At a meeting near Caherciveen, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) heard of anger among farmers about the length of time the greenway works were taking, the way the work was being carried out, and a lack of assurances about compensation.