The way Castleisland AFC went about its business with its Lip Sync Battle at the local community centre on Friday night is the talk of this and surrounding parishes. Almost 1,200 people packed the centre with atmosphere, colour and excitement and in anticipation of a great night’s entertainment. They got what they went for –… Read more…
After delving into the archives here a month or so ago and, on a particular mission, I had cause and reason to head for 1985. Anytime I do this I spend far too much time back there and it takes a good while to snap out of it. One journey, dozens of tracks and trails.… Read more…
Castleisland AFC will hold a major fund raising event, Lip Sync Battle Castleisland in the local community centre on Friday, March 31st. 2017 at 8pm. Based on the concept of the US Hit TV show Lip Sync Battle, the show gives performers the chance to take to the stage and perform as an iconic music… Read more…
There was fake hair, fake tan, fake mustachios but the wind and the driving rain were real. So too was the colour and excitement and the sense of participation and community spirit in spite of everything thrown at it by the elements. A huge portion of the spectators at yesterday’s Castleisland St. Patrick’s Day Parade… Read more…
Wishing all our friends and supporters everywhere A Very Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We’re only a whileen away from the 1pm start of the big parade here in Castleisland and the rain is holding off. If you’re planning to get involved in the parade in any capacity, do wrap up well as there’s a cold,… Read more…
The street has been decorated and the permanent sound system is ready to go for the big event on Friday. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade here is set for the off at 1pm. from its regular blocks on Tralee Road. It will be led out again this year by the blood stirring strains of the… Read more…
I have sat and stood on soccer-field sidelines on several big occasions for the Castleisland club in recent years. More than once in the course of my hours there have I seen, albeit through a lens, Patrick O’Rourke slip easily into the role of club and team hero. In more recent years, as his serious… Read more…
From Gerald Wren’s field in 1973 to the launch of the Castleisland Soccer Club / Castleisland Community College All-Weather Pitch proposals on Monday evening is one hell of a journey. One local man has taken every laborious step from back there to out here. Georgie O’Callaghan is 44 years on that road and his joy… Read more…
Expect a spike of local interest and a flock of brand new followers for Ipswich Town FC as they play their way through the FA Cup over the next few months. I met Georgie O’Callaghan on Saturday evening and he told me his protege, Shane McLoughlin is edging ever closer to a starting place on… Read more…
I just got an urgent message from a local family in distress because their pet ‘Lilly’ has gone missing from the An Caisleán Mór area here in Castleisland for the past couple of days. As you can see from the photographs, she’s a small terrier mixed breed and is loved and missed by the family… Read more…
The way Castleisland AFC went about its business with its Lip Sync Battle at the local community centre on Friday night is the talk of this and surrounding parishes. Almost 1,200 people packed the centre with atmosphere, colour and excitement and in anticipation of a great night’s entertainment. They got what they went for –… Read more…
After delving into the archives here a month or so ago and, on a particular mission, I had cause and reason to head for 1985. Anytime I do this I spend far too much time back there and it takes a good while to snap out of it. One journey, dozens of tracks and trails.… Read more…
Castleisland AFC will hold a major fund raising event, Lip Sync Battle Castleisland in the local community centre on Friday, March 31st. 2017 at 8pm. Based on the concept of the US Hit TV show Lip Sync Battle, the show gives performers the chance to take to the stage and perform as an iconic music… Read more…
There was fake hair, fake tan, fake mustachios but the wind and the driving rain were real. So too was the colour and excitement and the sense of participation and community spirit in spite of everything thrown at it by the elements. A huge portion of the spectators at yesterday’s Castleisland St. Patrick’s Day Parade… Read more…
Wishing all our friends and supporters everywhere A Very Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We’re only a whileen away from the 1pm start of the big parade here in Castleisland and the rain is holding off. If you’re planning to get involved in the parade in any capacity, do wrap up well as there’s a cold,… Read more…
The street has been decorated and the permanent sound system is ready to go for the big event on Friday. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade here is set for the off at 1pm. from its regular blocks on Tralee Road. It will be led out again this year by the blood stirring strains of the… Read more…
I have sat and stood on soccer-field sidelines on several big occasions for the Castleisland club in recent years. More than once in the course of my hours there have I seen, albeit through a lens, Patrick O’Rourke slip easily into the role of club and team hero. In more recent years, as his serious… Read more…
From Gerald Wren’s field in 1973 to the launch of the Castleisland Soccer Club / Castleisland Community College All-Weather Pitch proposals on Monday evening is one hell of a journey. One local man has taken every laborious step from back there to out here. Georgie O’Callaghan is 44 years on that road and his joy… Read more…
Expect a spike of local interest and a flock of brand new followers for Ipswich Town FC as they play their way through the FA Cup over the next few months. I met Georgie O’Callaghan on Saturday evening and he told me his protege, Shane McLoughlin is edging ever closer to a starting place on… Read more…
I just got an urgent message from a local family in distress because their pet ‘Lilly’ has gone missing from the An Caisleán Mór area here in Castleisland for the past couple of days. As you can see from the photographs, she’s a small terrier mixed breed and is loved and missed by the family… Read more…
