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N22 public consultation closed but engagement continues

By Sean Moriarty
Kerry County Council says it will continue to engage with residents along the proposed N22 road project between Killarney and Farranfore despite the closure of the first public consultation process last Friday.
Several resident groups in the Tiernaboul, Deerpark and Coolcorcoran areas expressed concerns on the location of the four different proposed routes in their areas. Kerry County Council and the National Roads Design office are in the process of narrowing down the four routes to one final route.
The public consultation that ended resulted in 350 submissions being sent to the Council and over 4,500 ‘visits’ to the scheme’s online virtual room.
“From the outset of this consultation, the Council stated on numerous occasions that the Project Team is available for direct engagement with anyone who wishes to discuss the matter and while public health restrictions are currently limiting the ability to do that, there has been direct engagement with many individuals while adhering to those restrictions,” a Council spokesperson told the Killarney Advertiser.
“There is also a recognition that the online platform might not be navigable for everyone. The Council has also indicated that as restrictions continue to ease, all options for other forms of engagements with the public will be considered. Though the first phase of public consultation has now been completed, the Council and the Project Team are available to engage with anyone who wishes to do so.”
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Jessie Buckley to perform live on RTE this Friday 22nd September

This Culture Night, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh will present an hour-long live music and arts programme from Dún Lúiche in the heart of the Donegal Gaeltacht at 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
Actress and singer Jessie Buckley has been added to the list of stellar musicians who will perform with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra on the night. Jessie will perform a special rendition of a Sinéad O’Connor song in tribute to the late artist.
Jessie commented: “I am very honoured to return to Culture Night 2023 to remember Sinéad O Connor with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Sinéad was such a huge influence on so many women in Ireland and across the world, her courage, her mind, her politics and her intense beauty and soul. She was a warrior to humanity. I remember hearing her for the first time and feeling her uncompromising need to connect and affect. Recognising what couldn’t be said and speaking it out loud. I am so grateful for all her fire and all her love. It is such a privilege to return to Ireland for RTÉ Culture Night in Donegal to sing a song of gratitude for Sinéad and her family and friends.”
Other artists performing with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra include The Murder Capital, R&B singer and 2FM Rising star Aby Coulibaly and Irish-based Ukrainian musician Olesya Zdorovetska.
Friday 22nd September, 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player
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N22 Killarney to Faranfore road further delayed
The revealing of the preferred route corridor for the construction of the new Killarney to Farranfore road has been delayed – again. Four potential routes for the N22 Farranfore-Killarney project […]

The revealing of the preferred route corridor for the construction of the new Killarney to Farranfore road has been delayed – again.
Four potential routes for the N22 Farranfore-Killarney project were identified and were put out to public consultation in May 2021. These have now been whittled down to just one.
It was previously promised that the preferred route would be published late last year.
This dragged on in to the Spring and there is still no sigh of the preferred route being revealed.
A recent Kerry County Council meeting a council official explained that there are further funding requirements to allow the council complete various reports and investigations required before the road can move to its next phase.
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