Crunch vote to take place on future of Kerry courthouse

A proposal to build a new courthouse is "not what the people of Tralee want", but the Kerry Law Society has said that rejecting the move would be "an unmitigated disaster for the county".

The facilities in the courthouse in Ashe St, Tralee, Co Kerry, 'do not recognise the dignity of the human person', says Fine Gael councillor Jim Finucan. Picture: Dan Linehan

Councillors in Kerry are being urged to vote in favour of the sale of a council-owned site to the Courts Service to allow a new county courthouse to be built in Tralee.

Approximately €20m will be invested by the Courts Service in a new complex if councillors vote in favour of the proposal.