Kenmare-based Fine Gael Councillor Patrick O’Connor-Scarteen, a long-time vocal critic of pair trawling, raised the matter again last Friday, calling on members of the Kenmare MD to make a ...

It’s awards season across our county’s schools, and at Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine in Kenmare, ... who won two national awards for an environmentally conscious project on pair trawling.

The resumption of sprat trawling in Kenmare Bay, Co Kerry, a protected marine area, has angered both locals and ecologists, who say it wipes out valuable feed for whales, seals, and other wildlife.