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Four point plan to deliver electric car charge points

Kerry County Council would “welcome engagement through its pre-planning service with private business owners and accommodation providers or existing garage forecourt operators who are exploring the provision of private electric charging facilities.”
Following a motion by Killarney-based South Kerry politician Patrick Connor-Scarteen at Monday’s full council meeting the local authority revealed it is following a four-point plan to deliver more charge points to the county.
1. Home charging to be the main form of charging for most electric vehicle
owners. Actions will be taken to prioritise the installation of smart home
chargers and to encourage the deployment of V2G technologies where
feasible.
2. Residential neighbourhood charging to provide a similar solution to home
charging for EV owners without access to a driveway.
3. Destination charging to bridge the gap between home and local charging
and meet the need for top-up charging where required.
4. En-route charging, involving higher-speed, higher-power charge points at
strategic locations, to become increasingly important to cater for charging
on the go. This will facilitate the quicker transition of high-mileage vehicle
fleets to EV technology. It will also address range anxiety.
“The strategy also points out that approximately
three quarters of Irish car owners have access to private off-street parking with the
option of installing lower-power charge points (c. 3.4 kW-7 kW) that can be connected
to domestic electricity supplies. This form of home charging allows electric vehicles to
be parked, plugged in, and left to charge overnight, with the possibility of benefitting
from lower night-rate electricity prices,” said a council official.
“However it is not expected that the Local Authorities will be
responsible for installation and operation of EV charge points and there is currently no
specific funding available for local authorities to develop EV charging infrastructure.
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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.“