The Castleisland / Sliabh Luachra Twinning Association is organising a visit to its twinned town of Bannalec this year. The visit will commence on Sunday July 31st and the party will fly from Cork to Nantes airport. “We will spend a few days in Bannalec, Brittany and the group will be hosted by families while… Read more…
On Thursday morning, Kelliher O’Shea, Chartered Accountants, hosted a two hour seminar in the River Island Hotel in Castleisland for business owners. The event was organised in conjunction with Peninsula Business Services. The presentation provided by Barrister, Kevin Callan, who kindly took the time out from his general election campaign where he is running as… Read more…
This year the Castleisland St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are being run by Castleisland Chamber Alliance in association with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. Proceedings will begin with live music on Main Street by Blackwater Sound from 12pm. This will be followed by the parade which will start on Tralee Road at 1pm and travel… Read more…
NEWKD and East Kerry Roots have joined forces to present a genealogy show at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland on Friday, March 4th.at 7-30pm. This is a follow-up to a taster they provided at the same venue last November – but on the same night as the packed Bank of Ireland Expo at the… Read more…
The death has occurred of Mary Cotter (née Nolan) Toureenard, Knocknagoshel. Mary will be sadly missed by her loving husband Dan, sons: Paul, Alan and Declan, her father Teddy and mother Sheila, sister, Ann, brother, Joe, Eamon, John and Daniel brothers in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest in Peace. The late Mary… Read more…
In June 2014, eight year old Zoë Scannell from Kilconlea Lower, Abbeyfeale, a little girl who was full of fun and whose zest for life had led to her being involved in everything from dancing to kick boxing to football, travelled with her mom Alisha on holidays to West Cork. Some days after they got… Read more…
There was a large attendance at Castleisland Golf Club on Sunday for captain John Manton, Marian O’ Connor and junior captain, Ronan Cross’ drive-in. The rain stopped for the duration of the nine-hole champagne scramble. The golfers were delighted to get rid of the cobwebs and begin the new season. The course was surprisingly in… Read more…
“Twelve months ago everyone associated with Castleisland Golf Club had to face the daunting prospect that their beloved club may well have no future,” said Jason Cattigan in the wake of Monday night’s meeting at the River Island Hotel. Mr. Cattigan and Ben Foley presented a business plan for 2016 to the members at the… Read more…
For years now the Community Games network at national level has presented an award in a Senior Volunteer category. At this year’s Kerry Community Games awards at the River Island Hotel on October 23rd Castleisland volunteer, Bríd Kenny won the Paud O’Leary Memorial Volunteer Award. On the back of this accolade, Ms. Kenny was nominated… Read more…
Saturday’s Castleisland Christmas Craft Fair was an outstanding success. There’s no other way of putting it in words. Not alone was it a huge hit in its own right but it packed the town with shoppers for the day. In all parts of the town there were people in and out of shops with children… Read more…
The Castleisland / Sliabh Luachra Twinning Association is organising a visit to its twinned town of Bannalec this year. The visit will commence on Sunday July 31st and the party will fly from Cork to Nantes airport. “We will spend a few days in Bannalec, Brittany and the group will be hosted by families while… Read more…
On Thursday morning, Kelliher O’Shea, Chartered Accountants, hosted a two hour seminar in the River Island Hotel in Castleisland for business owners. The event was organised in conjunction with Peninsula Business Services. The presentation provided by Barrister, Kevin Callan, who kindly took the time out from his general election campaign where he is running as… Read more…
This year the Castleisland St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are being run by Castleisland Chamber Alliance in association with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. Proceedings will begin with live music on Main Street by Blackwater Sound from 12pm. This will be followed by the parade which will start on Tralee Road at 1pm and travel… Read more…
NEWKD and East Kerry Roots have joined forces to present a genealogy show at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland on Friday, March 4th.at 7-30pm. This is a follow-up to a taster they provided at the same venue last November – but on the same night as the packed Bank of Ireland Expo at the… Read more…
The death has occurred of Mary Cotter (née Nolan) Toureenard, Knocknagoshel. Mary will be sadly missed by her loving husband Dan, sons: Paul, Alan and Declan, her father Teddy and mother Sheila, sister, Ann, brother, Joe, Eamon, John and Daniel brothers in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest in Peace. The late Mary… Read more…
In June 2014, eight year old Zoë Scannell from Kilconlea Lower, Abbeyfeale, a little girl who was full of fun and whose zest for life had led to her being involved in everything from dancing to kick boxing to football, travelled with her mom Alisha on holidays to West Cork. Some days after they got… Read more…
There was a large attendance at Castleisland Golf Club on Sunday for captain John Manton, Marian O’ Connor and junior captain, Ronan Cross’ drive-in. The rain stopped for the duration of the nine-hole champagne scramble. The golfers were delighted to get rid of the cobwebs and begin the new season. The course was surprisingly in… Read more…
“Twelve months ago everyone associated with Castleisland Golf Club had to face the daunting prospect that their beloved club may well have no future,” said Jason Cattigan in the wake of Monday night’s meeting at the River Island Hotel. Mr. Cattigan and Ben Foley presented a business plan for 2016 to the members at the… Read more…
For years now the Community Games network at national level has presented an award in a Senior Volunteer category. At this year’s Kerry Community Games awards at the River Island Hotel on October 23rd Castleisland volunteer, Bríd Kenny won the Paud O’Leary Memorial Volunteer Award. On the back of this accolade, Ms. Kenny was nominated… Read more…
Saturday’s Castleisland Christmas Craft Fair was an outstanding success. There’s no other way of putting it in words. Not alone was it a huge hit in its own right but it packed the town with shoppers for the day. In all parts of the town there were people in and out of shops with children… Read more…
