Irish Examiner view: A community saves itself

Asdee the first Irish entrant to win gold at the International Facilitation Awards.

The north Kerry village of Asdee has set a template for future success that other communities can follow.

It wasn’t always the case. Hit hard by the economic crisis of the 1980s, jobs dried up. Families were forced to look to bigger towns and cities for a future — sons and daughters left with no other option but to emigrate.