Kerry County Council urged to remove dangerous trees along main roads

Radio Kerry reported that Fine Gael councillor Teddy O'Sullivan Casey raised the issue of roadside tree safety at a recent full council meeting. He urged Kerry County Council to apply for funding to remove hundreds of dangerous trees that are at risk of falling onto roads across the county. [1]

According to Radio Kerry, Councillor O'Sullivan Casey told the meeting that many roads in the county are lined with dead trees, including ash trees affected by ash dieback. He stated that the increasing frequency of storms creates a risk of more trees falling onto roads, adding that action should be taken rather than expecting landowners to handle the task. [1]

Local councils derive their authority from acts of Parliament, which enable them to regulate environmental standards and manage local infrastructure. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Kerry County Council has recently faced other financial and maintenance proposals, including requests from local publicans for a tourism room levy and calls from a Sinn Féin councillor for conservation funding at four West Kerry cemeteries. [3][4][5]