Efforts to limit impact of Kerry landslide

Kerry County Council says this month's record rainfall is at least partly to blame for the slide, which occurred during construction work on a roadway to an electricity wind farm.

Large volumes of peat have so far travelled over 3km, sweeping away a bridge and preventing some residents from accessing their homes.

It is feared the peat could enter the River Smealeagh, an important spawning ground for salmon and sea trout.

A boil notice has been issued for people living in the immediate vicinity of the Lyres water treatment plant near Lyrecrompane.