Homes have been evacuated within the Market Cross and Tralee Street areas of Castleisland, and highway closures are in place on the Tralee Street in response to what Gardaí have described as “an emergency”.
important Garda presence has assembled within the city after preliminary reviews previous to 11pm final night time (Thursday), however Gardaí on the scene declined to touch upon what the emergency entails, saying as a substitute that its press workplace will launch a press release later this morning (Friday). The Kerryman understands that evacuees had been initially moved to a close-by resort however have since gone to pals’ and members of the family’ homes.
This newspaper was unable to contact Castleisland Garda Station final night time. The Kerryman has additionally submitted queries to the Garda Nationwide Press Workplace however has not but acquired a response.
