Kerry Council fails to have Michael Healy Rae remove a large advertising sign of himself in Kilgarvan

Local authority acted too late to removed sign that was erected in 2011, judge rules

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae pictured outside his controversial gable end signage following his court victory over planning on Thursday. Picture: Don MacMonagle

Kerry County Council has failed in its Circuit Court application to have the TD Michael Healy Rae remove a large advertising sign of himself from the gable of his property at Gortnaboul in Kilgravan.

The council had acted too late, and the “development” which was erected in 2011, without planning permission, was beyond the seven year cut off by the time the council issued proceedings, Judge Terence O’Sullivan found.