Killarney residents appeal planning go-ahead for nursing home and apartment block

Developer given green light by Kerry County Council last month for 90-bed nursing home, 18 independent living units and 31 duplex/apartments on Ballycasheen Road on the eastern edge of Killarney town

An appeal has also been lodged by a local anglers association, which said the developers had failed to show the development would not adversely affect Killarney National Park and the Caragh River.

Local residents have appealed against permission granted to a new nursing home and apartment block in Killarney because its “sheer scale” could be “detrimental” to the reputation of the town and create an unsustainable precedent.

An appeal has also been lodged by a local anglers association, which said the developers had failed to show the development would not adversely affect Killarney National Park and the Caragh River.