Kerry County Council engaging with management firm in wake of Killarney eviction notices

Housing director tells Kerry County Council members cost-rental and tenant-in-situ schemes are being looked at

Pupils of Scoil Bhríde, and residents of Loreto Chapel, Killarney: Brogan Kelly, Raisha and Raed Syuhadah, Lauren Kelly, and Rafa Syuhadah. Councillors said evictions would be 'disastrous'. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

Kerry County Council is engaging with the management company for a Cypriot investment company which has served eviction notices on 14 families in Killarney.

The mass evictions in Killarney was “only the start of it” — and the council and the Department of Housing had to develop a method of dealing with this, the monthly meeting of the council heard in Tralee.