Public Meeting – held on 14th April 2025

Fenit Town Hall organised a public meeting to discuss the formation of a Community Alert Group for Fenit and the surrounding area, aiming to enhance communication and cooperation among residents. This initiative seeked to address local concerns, improve community safety, and foster a stronger sense of connection among neighbours.

Meeting Agenda:

• Introduction to Community Alert 
• Discuss Formation of a Community Alert for Spa/Fenit/Barrow area
• Discuss sign up progress / membership
• Gather names/numbers for the group to start the sign up process

Who attended:

• Diarmuid Cronin (Muintir na Tire) 
• Sergeant Michael Quirke (Crime Prevention Officer fro Kerry)
• Inspector Brian Teahan (Tralee Garda Station)

Group Membership

While the Cairde app is totally free, some folks might not have smartphones or theirs might not work with the app. If that’s the case, BeAlert will send messages via SMS, but keep in mind there’s a fee for that service.

To cover the cost of this, we ask a yearly membership fee of €10 to join the Community Alert Group.  

This will offset:   

• Monthly standing charge to BeAlert SMS alerts
• Purchase of community alert signage

Steps to setting up a Community Alert Group

• Having an active Community Alert group. Officers and committee selected. 
• Set up an a/c. in the local Credit Union or Post Office, if required for convenience and security. 
• Inviting people to become members of your Community Alert Text Network
• Creation of a list of members on a spread sheet – will be used to set up the group in the Cairde app 
• Set up list of names on the Portal 
• When signed up with BeAlert is complete the TA 1 form – send it to the Superintendent’s office in Tralee GS and the Liaison Gardai assigned to the group. This TA1 form gives formal notice that your network is in place 

The Cairde App

Cairde is a new and exciting service from Muintir na Tíre. Designed for use by community groups, it empowers communities to become safer and more connected than ever before. In response to the needs of their members and communities all over Ireland, Muintir na Tíre have integrated state-of-the-art, modern technology with the current community text alert system to create Cairde, the most effective community safety service available today!

More info can be found here – https://www.cairdeapp.ie

Muintir na Tire

Muintir na Tire is a national Irish voluntary organisation that promotes community and rural development.