Ireland's empty towns: Tackling empty and derelict buildings in The Kingdom

In the first in a series looking at dereliction across Munster, Neil Michael examines County Kerry, finding empty properties in towns such as Tralee, Ballybunion, and Caherciveen

'Looks can be deceptive,' says proprietor Aidan O’Connor who has used the lockdowns to carry out extensive renovations to the Greyhound Bar, on Pembroke St in Tralee. 'This place is far busier than people realise.'  Picture: Neil Michael

Like many towns around Ireland, the centres of Tralee, Ballybunion, and Caherciveen are littered with derelict or empty properties.

To the casual observer, those properties show little or no sign of use.