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EXCLUSIVE 250 people a day avail of PCR tests in Killarney

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By Sean Moriarty

Close on 250 people a day availed of PCR tests in Killarney the Advertiser can exclusively reveal.

A test centre opened in St Mary’s Parish Hall near O’Sullivan’s Place on Wednesday of this week in an effort to take the pressure off the fulltime test centre in Tralee.

There has been an extraordinary and unprecedented demand for Covid-19 PCR testing in Kerry in recent weeks.
The test centre in Tralee is usually in a position to offer appointment for tests within 24 hours or so, but the recent high level of demand has meant that people are waiting longer and this led to the setting up of a pop centre in Killarney this week.
Staff from the National Ambulance Service, from as far away as Sligo, were drafted in to operate the Killarney service.
The further provision of a PCR pop-up test centre in Killarney will depend on the availability of staff from the National Ambulance service.
However, the Killarney Advertiser understands that the ambulance staff operating the Killarney centre will be replaced with a new operational crew over the weekend.
Testing at the Killarney centre – which was done on a strict appointment only basis – is officially due to come to an end today (Friday) but it could be extended further.
This was not confirmed by the HSE as the Advertiser closed for press on Thursday afternoon but a source close to the Killarney operation told the Killarney Advertiser that he was expecting relief staff at the centre over the weekend.

“The provision of future dates for pop-up test centres will be reviewed in conjunction with our National Ambulance Service colleagues,” a HSE spokesperson told the Killarney Advertiser.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.“

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