The OPR said there was a lack of evidence to justify the quantity and location of some changes in a proposed variation to the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028.

Garda Dennis O’Mahony was in a squad car which had blue lights and sirens on and was in an emergency vehicle convoy when the accident happened outside Ardfert village, Co Kerry.

The board upheld the decision of Kerry County Council to grant planning permission for the development of 62 houses and 40 apartments on a 3.3 hectare site on the western outskirts of the town.

The action has been brought by Dr Toiréasa Ni Fhearaiosa

It said other regions were powering ahead of the Kingdom and already had in place sophisticated approaches for marketing themselves.

Pairc Naisiunta na Mara, comprising 70,000 acres of land and seas, is now Ireland’s largest national park.

The court heard Kerry County Council had serve it with a fire safety notice and Harmony Inn is appealing against the notice.

Two lifeguards taken to hospital after a lightning strike in Co Kerry did not suffer any wounds, a leader in Irish water safety has said.

The regulations had been out for public consultation and just two submissions had been received, both from An Garda Síochána.

The application by Irish Water — now Uisce Éireann — had been approved by Kerry County Council, but was appealed on a number of grounds and a decision had also been delayed.

A major bloom at the lake in 2016 was said to have caused a number of dog deaths