Drive on to Castleisland’s Drive In Bingo on Sunday

Terry O’Connor, Dingle taking a rest between races at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Action in the betting ring between races at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Anette O’Donoghue, Castleisland (left) pictured with her mom, Joan O’Donoghue, Cordal and Koren O’Brien, Ballymacelligott at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Kieran and mom, Annie Jones, Cordal with Kathryn and Mike O’Leary, Powell’s Road, Castleisland at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Watching the action at the parade ring weere: Yasmina Beaujouan, Castlegregory; Eibhlín O’Connor, Dingle; Mags O’Sullivan, Castleisland; Anette O’Sullivan, Listowel and Patrick Lenihan, Scartaglin at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

No consessions to fashion here as comfort and practicality carry the day at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

The Reidy family from Knockachur, Knocknagoshel: Willie and Marie are pictured with their family: Maura, Jacko and Bill and grand-daughter Grace Broderick at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Click, click: Colour and excitement and an ideal opportunity for photographs at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Getting close to the action as the sixth race gets under way at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Phil Carmody, Ballymacelligott (left) and Martina O’Mahony keeping an eye on the sideshows at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Christina O’Connor with her children, Christopher and Emily Walsh enjoying their local meeting at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Darragh Daly, Newmarket, Co. Cork (left) pictured with the Gould brothers, Denis and Steven from Kilmorna at Castleisland Races on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

The conclusion of the Castleisland Summer Festival 2018 will be marked on the coming Sunday afternoon at the huge yard of the local co-op mart.

There, at 2:30pm Drive-In Bingo makes its welcome comeback for its legion of addicts in the area. If you’re going bongo for bingo then, Castleisland Co-Op Mart yard is the place for you and you felt tip pens on Sunday.

€3,000 Prize-Fund

It’s being billed as Munster’s only Drive-in Bingo session and it’s carrying a prize-fund of €3,000 in prize-money.

You can play from the comfort of your car anywhere in the massive yard and simply blow your horn when you check and the runners will deliver your winnings.

If you don’t have a car you can avail of a covered-in seating area so weather doesn’t have any great say in the matter.

The proceed of the day will go to Muire Gan Smál Presentation Primary School.

Favourable Conditions

The other events which made up the week of activity, the Humphrey Murphy Memorial 5K and 10K Road Race and the 158^th. running of the Castleisland Races were, in spite of a squib of rain on the road race, blessed with favourable conditions.

A charity cheque presentation night will be announced as soon as all the activities are wound up with the drive-in bingo on Sunday evening.

 €133,875 Paid to Charities 

The races and its associated fundraising events have raised a total of €133,875 for various charities over the past 13 years.

Charities are invited to tender by letter for the proceeds – or part of – the meeting and events each year and the successful beneficiaries are chosen at a committee meeting well in advance of the annual June festival.

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