Kerry Today

Jerry spoke to Pat Healy, director of Listowel Race Course, who is in Cheltenham for the annual festival that gets underway today.

RELM - Real Estate Loan Management - is appointing receivers to 14 property management companies owned by businessman Paddy McKillen Jnr. One of the properties affected is the Butler Arms Hotel in Waterville. The businesses that trade from the properties are not affected.

Jerry spoke to Killian Woods, senior business reporter with the Business Post.

Jerry spoke to Cian Prendiville of People Before Profit, who ran for the party in Kerry in last November's general election, about the Irish Independent’s report that households could face charges for excessive water use this year.

Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Fianna Fáil councillor Breandán Fitzgerald, will be in New York for St Patrick’s Day to represent the local authority and the county.

Fine Gael senator Mike Kennelly was elected to the Seanad last month. He discusses flood relief for Listowel and plans by Fine Gael to replace him on Kerry County Council.

James O’Leary, project manager with IPI Teoranta spoke to Jerry about how the company’s shamrock produced in Balliskelligs is presented annually to the President of the United States.

Almost 45 thousand consumers contacted the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission helpline in 2024. Jerry spoke to Grainne Griffin who is director of communications with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). https://www.ccpc.ie/

Jerry spoke to Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae who has special responsibility for forestry, farm safety and horticulture with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture. He’s concerned that the air ambulance service could be grounded due to a row over the crewing model being used.

Comment line caller Vera, who worked in the health service, argues that HSE should centralise all its health facilities in Killarney on the site of the former St Finan’s psychiatric hospital.

Listener Siobhan Beasley McDonald got in touch from Australia’s Gold Coast which is being battered by Storm Alfred. She is one of 250,000 people without power.