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Nature walks in Cronin’s Yard for Heritage Week

The Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve will host a series of biodiversity themed events during Heritage Week 2023.
Nature expert Thomas Canavan will lead a talk at Cronin’s Yard on August 15 and 16 on the flora and fauna of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.
Guest will visit heathland and bog to discuss the high nature value of these habitats and the species that they support.
Visitors are asked to meet at the Cronin’s Yard car park at 12pm on each afternoon and each session will last approximately two hours.
It is advised that appropriate clothing is worn for this outdoor event and that suitable footwear for rough terrain is also worn, no dogs please.
On August 180 they will venture to Gortbrack Organic Farm in Ballyseedy, Tralee. A tour of the various habitats that occur within the farm and the species they support will be provided.
“We will also discuss the relationship between farming and biodiversity, with a particular focus on organic produce,” said organiser Brendan Kirwin.
“”This award-winning farm is located just 8 km outside of Tralee town and hosts a diverse range of habitat types. The farm is home to a range of ecological and native Irish habitats including ponds, bog woodland, reed bed systems, and native hedgerows. This is a great opportunity to visit the farm and to expand your knowledge about our native habitats and species, and their interactions with farming practices.”
The Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Kerry County Council through the Local Biodiversity Action Fund. All events are free and places can be booked on the Kerry Biosphere Eventbrite page.
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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.“