Eighty per cent of respondents to a Radio Kerry Kerry Thinks poll are satisfied with the standard of education in the county.

It’s one of the findings of the survey which asked people a range of questions on subjects including housing, health, and crime.

When asked how they rated the standard of education in Kerry from primary to third level, including post-leaving cert courses, 38% said it was good, 31% very good and 11% said it was excellent.

Education was among the topics discussed at today’s special outside broadcast from The Ashe Hotel, Tralee.

Jerry’s panel were:

Cllr Angie Baily, Fine Gael – Tralee Municipal District

Colette O’Connor, CEO of Tralee Chamber Alliance

Dr Breda O’Dwyer, founder and head of CEED (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development) MTU Kerry Campus

Annie O’Mahony, journalist living in Abbeydorney, originally from Cuba

Mistura Oyebanji from Tralee. Last year, she ran in the local elections for the Social Democrats at the age of 24.