The recent controversy which arose as a result of a vote that was taken at the on-line November monthly meeting of Kerry County Council to elect two councillors to the board of North, East & West Kerry Development took another twist today On the day, three councillors were proposed and seconded for the positions; one… Continue Reading
The national and international athlete of great note, Jerry Kiernan, passed away last week and many tributes were paid to him across media channels in Ireland. His achievements in athletics were extraordinary and well-documented. Here’s a small story about Jerry that was revealed this week. During my career in Dublin, I worked for one of the… Continue Reading
It was with great sadness that the district of Castleisland heard of the death of Jack O’Connor. Jack (75) was like a breath of fresh air as he walked through the streets to Barrack Street, always smiling and cheerfully saluting everybody. He knew everyone and everyone knew him. He was born in the Latin Quarter… Continue Reading
With the weather taking a dive and road conditions getting more dangerous, Gardai are advising motorists to be vigilant for pedestrian traffic on our roads. With the prolonged lock-down and the 5k restrictions, more people are taking to the roads in their localities for their daily exercise. There was also a suggestion recently that many… Read more…
Kerry Gardaí are continuing with the OperationFanacht checkpoints throughout the county. On Thursday at a checkpoint at Castleisland, Kerry Roads Policing Unit arrested a man on suspicion of drug driving. A quantity of suspected cannabis and cocaine was found in the car. Unnecessary Journeys Close to 1,000 fines have been issued for non-essential travel by… Read more…
The death occurred last week of Leo Suijkerbuijk, (60) Breahig, Castleisland and late of Holland. It was a case of the Dutchman, going Irish as Leo came to terms with our habits and lifestyles and the traditions of the area he now called home. Leo, a civil engineer, worked in some of the biggest projects… Read more…
The death has occurred of James ‘Jim’ Ryan, Castleview Drive, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and formerly of Galbertstown, Holycross, Co. Tipperary and Coillte. Peacefully on January 20th 2021 in the excellent care of the staff at Our Lady of Fatima Nursing Home Oakpark Tralee. Sadly missed by his loving wife Maura, his adored sons: Kevin, Colm,… Read more…
Castleisland farmer David O’Leary won the Young Farmer category of the Grassland Farmer of the Year awards. David is a new entrant to farming as well as dairying and he started milking on a 32 hectares leased farm in 2018 on an existing dairy operation and he aims to milk 80 cows this year. Grassland… Read more…
The RTÉ news website has announced the death of the Brosna born international athlete and commentator, Jerry Kiernan at the age of 67. He represented Ireland at the 1984 Olympics and later became one of our foremost commentators on athletics on RTÉ radio and television. “A long-distance runner, the Listowel native represented Ireland at the 1984… Read more…
Deputy Danny Healy Rae is now taking names for seats on the next ‘Belfast Bus’ following representations he made to the Taoiseach and the Government. “I’m glad that the arrangement has been put in place to ensure people can continue to travel to Belfast for procedures such as cataracts, hip, knee replacements, tonsil removal,” said… Read more…
Tralee is aiming to become an Autism Friendly Town and, as part of achieving that ambition, Tralee Municipal District has installed a Communication Board in the playground at Tralee Town Park. The board, which is the first of its kind in Kerry County Council managed playgrounds, will assist those with disabilities to communicate in different… Read more…
Timothy Murphy and myself had cause to collaborate on a project before Christmas and as we were winding up our work on that, he kept the conversation going with this gem of a picture from the boys national school classes six and seven from 1959. The photograph would, most likely, have been taken by one… Read more…
Michael Healy-Rae T.D. has warmly welcomed news this morning that a new Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme, which will run for 12 months, will operate on the same parameters as the EU Cross Border Directive scheme, which ceased due to Brexit. It will ensure patients needing operations ranging from cataracts to orthopedic will once again… Read more…
