Busking by-laws need to fast-tracked to control issues arising on the streets of Killarney, the town’s mayor has insisted.
Cllr Marie Moloney said while most people enjoy a bit of busking, it is the amplification and volume that needs to be dealt with.
“It is not acceptable that certain individuals to come into Killarney town and blast music late into the night,” the mayor told KillarneyToday.com.
“Singing and music can be equally enjoyed by people on the streets without the need for amplification”.
Mayor Moloney acknowledged that Kerry County Council is presently preparing by-laws with regard to busking but, she said, the local authority needs to progress the matter and introduce them without further delay.
“Killarney has a lot of residents living on the streets and just off the streets, some with very young children, who are constantly being disturbed by high-volume busking,” she said.
“Music coming from public houses is indoors and does not carry the same as amplified music from the street”.
The mayor said in the interest of fairness to the residents of Killarney town centre, it is imperative that these by-laws be introduced as soon as possible as, without them, gardai have little power to act on complaints.
Last March Cllr Donal Grady said the noise he heard from buskers on Main Street was so excessive that he had to leave the area.
“The people working on that street have to put up with it for up to five hours some days. It’s a disgrace. The town can’t afford to have music blaring on the streets,” he said.
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