A contingent of Kerry drivers and co-drivers, including several Killarney and District Motor Club members heads to Ballinasloe this Sunday for the Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally.

Serving as round six of the Triton Showers Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship, the event features 110 kilometres of stages across East Galway.

Dave Slattery and Denis Coffey lead the local charge at car 19 in their Class 13 Ford Escort Mk2. The pair arrive in Ballinasloe sitting second overall in the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship standings and will be looking for another strong points haul.

Father-and-son duo Willie Power and John Power make their second competitive outing of the season at car 54.

They bring their Darrian T90 GTR back into action following their earlier run on the Kerry Summer Rally.

Down driver Raymond Spence teams up with Barraduff-based navigator Ger Somers at car 106 in a Ford Escort Mk2, continuing their national campaign.

Main Street in Killarney will close to traffic on Tuesday, September 1, as major public realm enhancement works recommence following the planned summer pause.

The street, running from Kenmare Place to Plunkett Street, had been temporarily resurfaced with bitumen and reopened for July and August to accommodate peak tourist traffic and local business trading.

That interim pause now comes to an end as contractors prepare to return to the site to begin laying new granite paving.

The road will remain closed to vehicular traffic through to late February, when the entire public realm project is scheduled for completion.

The overall timeline was adjusted earlier this year following unexpected delays caused by complex underground utilities and global material supply issues.

To reduce the impact on local trade during the autumn and winter months, the remaining construction will take place on a phased basis.

Sections of the street will gradually reopen to pedestrians as paving work progresses.

Specific plans are also in place to ensure the junction of Main Street and Plunkett Street reopens to vehicles in time for the annual Christmas in Killarney Parades.

The Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce continues to liaise directly with Kerry County Council on behalf of town centre traders throughout the construction period.