News, information and updates from your local authority which provides a range of services, supports and amenities for the people of County Kerry
#YourCouncil
Asking people not to travel to our beautiful county is anathema to everyone in The Kingdom. But this is a public health emergency. Our wonderful landscape and our fabulous attractions will still be here when this is over. So for now, for everyone's sake, please
#StayAtHome
Walk this way ... 🚶♀️
A new interactive map of over 130 different walking trails in County Kerry has been launched today
Check out your nearest trail and find out all the information you need to know
Kerry County Council warmly welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court in relation to the South Kerry Greenway
The Council looks forward to the commencement of construction of the greenway and the delivery of an enormously important amenity for the county
#Greenway
#Kerry
The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen has welcomed the decision of An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for the South Kerry Greenway. He said the decision to approve the project represents an enormous boost for the county
#greenway
The Chief Fire Officer along with senior figures from the Kerry Fire Service and National Parks and Wildlife Service are coordinating the response to the fire which continues to burn in Killarney National Park.
We thank them for their dedication and resilience
#KillarneyFire
❄️ Snowing in Tralee area and parts of north Kerry this evening
🚗 Please travel with care on all routes and allow extra time for journeys
⚠️ Yellow warning in place until at least noon on Thursday
#sneachta
We are fortunate in Kerry to have wonderful beaches and parks which offer a chance for some fresh air and to escape cabin fever. Observe social distancing and the HSE advice
#coronavirus
#Kerry
#staysafe
If you're enjoying our wonderful beaches in Kerry this weekend, treat your beach and those using it with respect and please take your litter home afterwards. Remember: take nothing but photographs and leave nothing but footprints!
#Listowel
#Greenway
Today at 12 noon, the section of the Kingdom of Kerry Greenway from Listowel to the Limerick County Bounds with Limerick will be open to the public.
Official opening at a later date 📅
Enjoy this new amenity when you get the opportunity
🏃♂️🚶♀️🚴♀️🚵♂️
A message from the Governor of New York,
@KathyHochul
wishing the Kerry team
@Kerry_Official
the best of luck ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland final. Kathy's grandfather came from the Maharees.
Inch Beach and the car park at Inch Beach will be closed to the public for the duration of the weekend, following a request from An Garda Siochana. This is due to high traffic volumes.
An underpass is being constructed this week between The Spa and Churchill as part of the construction of the new
#Tralee
to
#Fenit
Greenway.
The underpass will allow users of the greenway to travel the route without interacting with on-road traffic.
#Greenway
🚴🚴🚴🚴
Kerry has retained 13 Blue Flags for the county's beaches for 2020 according to international jury decision today. Remember if you are visiting our beautiful beaches, leave nothing but your footprints
#BlueFlag
#Kerry
#beaches
Wonderful news from
@kerryairport
this morning with the announcement of a new route to Manchester beginning at end of March. A hugely important addition to business and tourism in Kerry
#Kerry
#Manchester
Tralee Municipal District added a new 7.4m Christmas Tree at the top of Denny Street early this morning to what is an already impressive Christmas lighting display in the town
#shoplocal
#Tralee
Kerry County Council will fully support Kerry Airport in its efforts to restore the Kerry to Dublin route, after this morning's announcement by Stobart Air that it is ceasing operations.
The route is critical to the economy of the county, and we will work with the Airport
Fingernails shredded after that!! What a result! Heartbeats returning to normal after that game. Well done to the Kingdom. Commiserations to Galway. Safe home everyone. Sam is coming back home too. 💚💛
The fire at Killarney National Park has been extinguished but Kerry Fire Service continues to closely monitor the potential for new fires or 'hotpsots' this evening with the support of the Air Corps and staff of the National Parks and Wildlife Service
#KillarneyNationalPark
Our colleagues in
@ESBNetworks
say some 16,000 customers are currently without power in Kerry and many will be without power overnight. Wishing them well in their efforts to restore supply
#StormHannah
Salting of all major routes at 10pm and 5am to keep the county moving in the morning. Thanks to our hard-working and dedicated ground crews for working through the night
The newly developed Island of Geese area in
#Tralee
has opened to public access today
The new public realm space within the 2.3-acre site improves accessibility and offers an attractive new amenity to the people of Tralee
@DeptCulturelRL
@Dept_Transport
@SouthernAssembl
Main works on the Mall in Tralee now complete and it's looking well. Finishing touches at Bridge Street to allow for part pedestrianisation. Business as usual
#lovetralee
Kerry County Council welcomes the opening today of the first phase of the N22 Macroom-Ballyvourney Bypass project
The new road will greatly improve journey times between Cork and Kerry and will benefit residential, commercial and tourism connectivity in the region
A deserted Rossbeigh beach on Good Friday is not something we thought we would ever see here in Kerry but in this unprecedented national emergency it's for the best as we
#StayHome
and
#SaveLives
(pic:
@valphoto
)
Thanks to our staff and contractors who are working through the hail and sleet to get the R569 road at Loo Bridge reopened. Conditions are poor but progress is good
@countykerry
Brendan the Navigator kept a close eye on his namesake today! Thanks to everyone in the county for their cooperation and support during
#StormBrendan
which all helped to see us safely through
#Kerry
(Pic:
@valphoto
)
BREAKING NEWS: Green Flags awarded today by
@AnTaisce
to Childers Park and Woodlands in Listowel and Tralee Town Park under the
#GreenFlag
Programme and in recognition of the high standard of the town park experience. Well done to all involved
#Listowel
#Tralee
#townpark
Sneachta ar An Chonair anois
Snow on the Conor Pass at present
Further snowfall forecast this evening and tomorrow
Travel with care on all routes
@radiokerrynews
@NuachtBnG
As Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh says, "The world might have seemed small in the last while but there is still a Kingdom to explore" Where in Kerry will you explore next?
#ExploreTheKingdom
#DiscoverYou
All public car parks at Kerry beaches are closed throughout the Easter Weekend as part of the national effort to help limit the spread of COVID-19
#CODVID19
#StayHome
#Kerry
Happy
#StPatricksDay
to Kerry people far and wide. On a St Patrick's Day like no other, let's remain focused as a community on the current challenge. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine
#community
Introducing Ireland's newest and largest National Park 🌊🌼🌳
And one of Kerry's newest attractions and amenities
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí
@NPWSIreland
#Kerry
Proud day for Listowel in welcoming President Michael D Higgins to celebrate Listowel's success in the 2018 Tidy Towns Competition
#listowel
#tidytowns
Fantastic news with another step towards the establishment of the new Munster Technological University
@MTU_ie
. Best wishes to our partners at
@ittralee
#tralee
#kerry
It’s official! I have just signed the order to dissolve
@CIT_ie
&
@ittralee
& establish the new Munster Technological University effective from 1st January 2021. Really exciting adventure ahead for higher education in Munster. Thank you so much to all involved
#COVID19
Following consultation with Gardaí, and in the interests of limiting the spread of COVID-19, Kerry County Council will close all public car parks at beaches in the county for the Easter weekend. Staff will monitor compliance and liaise with Gardaí
#StayAtHomeSaveLives
We spend lots of time lighting up our homes at Christmas, but the most important thing to light up is ourselves.
Whether you’re a cyclist or a pedestrian, make sure you were high-visibility clothing at all times on the county’s roads.
#staysafe
#winter
Thanks for heeding warning messages. Reports from
@gardainfo
suggest people are staying off roads and staying indoors. Public cooperation is essential during severe weather events. Please remain indoors for the remainder of the evening. Public safety comes first
#StormHannah
Kerry County Council welcomes the completion of the new Macroom Bypass
The new road will shorten journey times between Cork and Kerry and will improve connectivity and access across the southwest
#Kerry
#MacroomBypass
#SouthWest
@Corkcoco
Leave only your footprints: if you're visiting Kerry's world-renowned and stunning beaches over the summer season, take your litter home, keep dogs on a leash and respect other beach users. Let's treat our beautiful beach amenities with respect and appreciation
#beaches
#Kerry
Our thanks to our hard-working crews who treated routes with salt at 5pm and 4am last night to help keep priority roads open
For details of roads which are treated see:
The doors might be closed and the streets might be quieter but the Kerry welcome will be stronger than ever when COVID-19 emergency ends. Until then, let's all stay the course and
#StayAtHome
to
#SaveLives
#Kerry
KEY SAFETY ADVICE for
#StormAtiyah
from Local Coordination Group
(Gardaí, HSE and Council):
⚠️STAY INDOORS - particularly during the RED window from 4pm to 7pm⚠️
☎️Life threatening emergencies call 999 / 112
☎️KCC emergency helpline number 066 7183588
#StaySafe
Wonderful news for Listowel and for Kerry. Well deserved! Listowel is Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2018. Congratulations to a dedicated and hard-working committee.
#Listowel
Minister Ring has just announced the winner of SuperValu TidyTowns Tidiest Town 2018 is Listowel, Co. Kerry! Congratulations to the first-time winners!
#TidyTowns
@ListowelTT
⚠️The new N69 Listowel Bypass will be fully opened to traffic for the first time this afternoon. It includes three roundabouts and associated realignment of local roads.
➡️Directional signage has been put in place to advise motorists of the bypass opening from approximately 2pm.
Deep Cleans taking place in our town centres as part of our Safe Streets programme, ensuring a safe environment for our shoppers and businesses
#safekerry
We have ploughed snow from the N21 Castleisland to Abbeyfeale road and the route has been treated but extreme care is still advised
@aaroadwatch
@radiokerrynews
Congratulations to Dingle Food Festival
@dinglefoodfest
on winning the award for Ireland's Favourite Food Experience at the Irish Independent Reader Travel Awards in the Mansion House today
#Dingle
#Food
@KerryYourNatEsc
Congratulations to Norma Foley, a former member of Kerry County Council, on her appointment as Minister for Education. We look forward to working with the minister into the future
@NormaFoleyTD1
Further to the recent decision of Kerry County Council to close public car parks at beaches in Kerry in the interests of public health, it has been decided that the car parks will remain closed until at least 5 May while the current travel restrictions are in place
#COVID19
Following the appalling illegal dumping in Castleisland over the weekend, our staff are examining the material for evidence which it is hoped will identify the culprits
A detailed investigation is underway
Illegal dumping will not be tolerated 🚮
It's official! Work has begun on the new 10km Tralee-Fenit Greenway following the turning of the sod in Fenit this morning by Minister Brendan Griffin
#Tralee
#Fenit
Port Road in
#Killarney
is blocked.
It will be daytime before many routes can be safely cleared so please expect fallen trees and debris on roads during the early morning commute
#StormIsha
#Kerry
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has been battling a fire in the Dinis region of Killarney National Park with support from two units of Kenmare and Killarney fire services & Kerry County Council
It is believed that approximately 150 acres has been damaged 1/2
Mayors of Kerry and West Springfield, Massachusetts, today signed a memorandum to establish a Sister City relationship between Dingle and West Springfield
#dingle
As part of the Architecture Kerry 2020 Festival this weekend, photographer
@valphoto
and architect Karol O'Mahony have created a mini documentary about Flesk Castle or Coltsmann's Castle, Killarney. The first three videos are available at:
🚨 STATUS RED WARNING FOR KERRY
2:00am to 5:00am on Monday
Possible impacts:
- Damage to exposed and vulnerable structures
- Disruption to services and transport
- Significant power outages
- Fallen trees/branches
DO NOT TRAVEL DURING RED WARNING
#ShineYourLight
in
#Kerry
tonight
Ashe Memorial Hall, Tralee (pic)
Áras an Chontae, Tralee
Tralee Municipal District Office
Killarney Municipal District Office
ANAM Killarney Arts & Cultural Centre
No hanging about despite a long and tiring week: our outdoor personnel starting the cleanup after
#StormEmma
#stormheroes
Thanks and well done to all ❄❄
Nice to see our local Fire Service pictured on the front of today's
@irishexaminer
. We are all very grateful for their efforts in dealing with the fire at Killarney National Park last weekend with the support of
@KYCivilDefence
and
@npwsBioData
staff
Young people in Listowel planted 500 trees in Childers Park and Woodlands in Listowel today as part of National Tree Week and the nationwide 'Easy Treesie' project
A new app developed by Kerry County Council which provides information about activities and places of interest along the Wild Atlantic Way has been launched by Minister Brendan Griffin. Search 'Atlantic Discovery' in Play Store
Kerry County Council has announced plans to extend the Tralee Bay coastal walk from the end of Cockleshell Road to join with the new Tralee-Fenit Greenway at The Spa which will enhance this important local leisure amenity
#Tralee
#Fenit
#greenway
@BGriffinTD
Many public buildings in
#Kerry
including the offices of Kerry County Council at County Buildings at Rathass in Tralee are illuminated by the colours of the Ukrainian flag in solidarity with the people of
#Ukraine
Best of luck to the Kerry Ladies tomorrow in their All-Ireland Final against Meath. T'would be great to do the double and bring the Brendan Martin Cup down to Kerry to sit next to Sam Maguire. 💚💛
Launch of Kerry's first Community Broadband Hub at the historic Valentia Cable Station takes place on Friday next. The online webinar is open to the public and you can register now at the following link:
#Valentia
A reminder of the new Kerry COVID-19 Community Helpline for non-emergency and non-medical assistance:
▶️ Need a delivery of fuel?
▶️ Need a delivery of food/groceries?
▶️ Need a delivery of medical supplies?
▶️ Need other advice or support?
Pick up the phone 1800 807 009
#COVID19
Footage from the fire in Killarney National Park which continues this evening almost 24 hours after it began
Thanks to Kerry Fire Service personnel and many other agencies for their hard work in battling the flames
@DeptHousingIRL
#Killarney
Video
@valphoto
If you're visiting our wonderful beaches in Kerry this weekend, please
#staysafe
for everyone's sake:
🏖️Observe social distancing guidelines
🏖️Avoid congregating in large numbers
🏖️Take your litter home with you
🏖️Leave only your footprints 👣👣👣
Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council
@JimmyMoloney
is taking part in the St Patrick's Day Parade in New York today along with members of the
#Kerry
community in the city
#StPatricksDay