Councillor challenges Kerry Council's selections for board of development partnership

He claims the candidates  should have been selected using what is known as the Group Voting System, a method designed to ensure minority bloc representation on certain bodies.

The judge placed a stay on the Council’s appointments to the partnership's board.

A High Court action has been brought against the method used by Kerry County Council to select two elected councillors to the board of a local community development partnership.

The case has been brought by Independent Councillor, Charlie Farrelly, who claims the procedure used in respect of the nomination of two members to the board of the North, East, and West Kerry Development Partnership is flawed and should be set aside.