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Efforts of Tidy Towns volunteers to feature on RTE

The efforts of Killarney’s Tidy Town volunteers will be featured RTÉ’s Nationwide programme on July 17.
A TV crew was in town for two days this week to capture their efforts during their weekly clean-up operation following an invitation by the Killarney Municipal District office.
Nationwide presenter Marian Malone interviewed many of the local volunteers including former town mayor Michael Gleeson who is set to be named as the new chairman of the Killarney Tidy Towns committee.
National Parks and Wildlife Service officials Eamon Meskell and Niall Ó Donnchú will also feature on the programme that will include interviews with local jarveys and boatmen.
Cameraman Mat Kelly filmed the tidy towns volunteers for on the Nationwide special which will air on Tuesday July 17.
The programme will also showcase Killarney to potential visitors including the shots of the National Park and the famous lakes.
“This will air at peak time and at a time of the year when people are thinking about what to do and where they should go,” said Tidy Towns stalwart Johnny Maguire.
Killarney’s Tidy Town campaign continues each Monday.
Volunteers should meet at the SouthDoc Car park beside SuperValu at 6pm on Monday July 10.
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Massive Park Road housing development given green light
A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road. The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near […]

A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road.
The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near An Post’s sorting office, will include a variety of properties from five-bed houses to single apartments, along with a crèche and over 500 car spaces and over 300 bike spaces.
The development has been welcomed by local councillor Martin Grady.
“Killarney has a massive housing shortage so this is very positive. It will retain young families in the area, stimulating economic growth,” he said. “After 17 years of different planning applications it’s finally coming to fruition.”
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Ballydribeen residents living in fear due to anti-social behaviour
Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate. Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits […]

Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate.
Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits in the last week.
Local councillor Martin Grady told the Killarney Advertiser that residents are “living in fear” as a result of very serious incidents in the last week alone.
One house in the estate was badly damaged when fire crackers were placed inside a letter box.
Another house had its windows smashed in over the weekend.
“It’s a major problem,” added Grady after meeting residents there earlier this week.
One of the most serious incidents occurred on Tuesday night.
A passing motorists had rocks thrown at his car while driving along the bypass whch is adjacent to the estate.
Taking to social media, local primary-school teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan posted:
“Travelling home tonight, at 11.05pm on the Killarney side of the bypass our car was hit by a rock – not a pebble – from the Ballydribben side , which hit the passenger door.
“It was centimetres away from hitting the window where my father, who is visually impaired, was sitting.
“This could have caused catastrophic permanent injury to him.
“The Killarney Garda were on the scene within three minutes.
“They can’t be patrolling the bypass all night.
“It comes down to parenting. You should know where your children are at this hour and be able to teach them what’s funny and what ruin a person’s life or cause a fatal crash.“