Kerry village residents to protest over construction of 'highly obtrusive' 15m mast

Knocknagoshel residents are opposed to the location of the telecommunications mast, which is close to the school, houses, and other amenities

More than 25 Knocknagoshel residents are due to travel to Dublin in convoy on Tuesday, calling first at Eir’s offices in Citywest and at Heuston Station, before protesting outside the offices of An Bord Pleanála in the north inner city. File picture: Don MacMonagle

Residents of a rural Kerry village have questioned “the obsession” with building a 15m high telecommunications mast in the middle of their village.

Michelle Keane, a native of Knocknagoshel and organiser of a planned protest at the offices of An Bord Pleanála in Dublin against the construction of the proposed mast, has called for the head of the planning board and the chief executive of mobile operator Eir to meet with residents to discuss "concerns for our community in rural Ireland".