They came from Cuas in Dingle and from Caherdaniel in South Kerry, and everywhere beyond and between. The event was the annual gathering which weather permitting generally takes place on the first fine Wednesday in May, in Browne’s Agri, Steel and Builders Merchants in Castleisland. Business manager Dennis O’Connor said that the event is held… Read more…
Castleisland Community College became a sun safety leader in 2024 and is now asking other schools to join them as a SunSmart School in 2025. The Transition Year students at Castleisland Community College were crowned winners of the Young Social Innovators 2024 for their skin cancer awareness project called Sun Smarties. The college became the… Read more…
The Castleisland Bypass will be reduced to a single lane for the course of routine maintenance and grass cutting on this Monday and Tuesday, May 19th and 20th. Monday 19th May – Lane 1 Closure Southbound in place for 8am until 1pm approx., switch to Lane 2 closure and removed around 6pm. Tuesday 20th May… Read more…
An Ríocht Athletic Club 50/50 draw took place at The Forge Market Store on Friday last. Denis Brosnan club president presented Martin Nolan with his cheque for €700 which he won in the draw on the previous week. Aoife O’Leary representing The Forge drew the winning ticket and Derry Murphy from Castleisland was the winner… Read more…
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Transport, Pa Daly TD, urged the government to address the high cost of petrol and diesel for motorists. Commenting on reports that prices in the South are 25% higher than in the North, the Kerry TD said that motorists in the South continue to face rip-off petrol and fuel prices. “They… Read more…
Deputy Danny Healy has raised the matter of driving test waiting times by way of a question to the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Canney about a week ago and he’s still very concerned with the issue. “Today, I have six new people who are looking to get their tests brought forward. Two of them… Read more…
“It’s the time of year when we remember those who walked our roads, ploughed our fields and carried us. Their remains lay within the walls of our cemeteries.” The statement above from the parish office heralds the season of evening Mass at the many burial grounds in various parts of the parish. The evenings, dates… Read more…
Uniqueness is one of local Parish Priest, Fr. Mossie Brick’s outstanding characteristics and they manifest themselves to coincide with events with regularity and the kind of timing you’d associate with calendars and clocks. He was master of ceremonies, at the head of his flock, as usual on Saturday evening at the vigil Mass here in… Read more…
Leaning on experience and a realisation that goes all the way back to the marriage feast of Cana, P.J. Teahan and his team of World Fiddle Day volunteers are preparing to feed their people in Scartaglen over the coming weekend and on Saturday in particular. The well equipped kitchen in the Sliabh Luachra Heritage Centre… Read more…
The two most recent winners of the fortnightly, Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club €300 draw are Brenda Healy Brennan and Dan O’Connor and they collected their cheques from Seán McCarthy and Pat Hartnett respectively. You can play Desmonds €300 Fortnightly Draw at any of the following: The draw can be entered via the buckets and stands… Read more…
They came from Cuas in Dingle and from Caherdaniel in South Kerry, and everywhere beyond and between. The event was the annual gathering which weather permitting generally takes place on the first fine Wednesday in May, in Browne’s Agri, Steel and Builders Merchants in Castleisland. Business manager Dennis O’Connor said that the event is held… Read more…
Castleisland Community College became a sun safety leader in 2024 and is now asking other schools to join them as a SunSmart School in 2025. The Transition Year students at Castleisland Community College were crowned winners of the Young Social Innovators 2024 for their skin cancer awareness project called Sun Smarties. The college became the… Read more…
The Castleisland Bypass will be reduced to a single lane for the course of routine maintenance and grass cutting on this Monday and Tuesday, May 19th and 20th. Monday 19th May – Lane 1 Closure Southbound in place for 8am until 1pm approx., switch to Lane 2 closure and removed around 6pm. Tuesday 20th May… Read more…
An Ríocht Athletic Club 50/50 draw took place at The Forge Market Store on Friday last. Denis Brosnan club president presented Martin Nolan with his cheque for €700 which he won in the draw on the previous week. Aoife O’Leary representing The Forge drew the winning ticket and Derry Murphy from Castleisland was the winner… Read more…
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Transport, Pa Daly TD, urged the government to address the high cost of petrol and diesel for motorists. Commenting on reports that prices in the South are 25% higher than in the North, the Kerry TD said that motorists in the South continue to face rip-off petrol and fuel prices. “They… Read more…
Deputy Danny Healy has raised the matter of driving test waiting times by way of a question to the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Canney about a week ago and he’s still very concerned with the issue. “Today, I have six new people who are looking to get their tests brought forward. Two of them… Read more…
“It’s the time of year when we remember those who walked our roads, ploughed our fields and carried us. Their remains lay within the walls of our cemeteries.” The statement above from the parish office heralds the season of evening Mass at the many burial grounds in various parts of the parish. The evenings, dates… Read more…
Uniqueness is one of local Parish Priest, Fr. Mossie Brick’s outstanding characteristics and they manifest themselves to coincide with events with regularity and the kind of timing you’d associate with calendars and clocks. He was master of ceremonies, at the head of his flock, as usual on Saturday evening at the vigil Mass here in… Read more…
Leaning on experience and a realisation that goes all the way back to the marriage feast of Cana, P.J. Teahan and his team of World Fiddle Day volunteers are preparing to feed their people in Scartaglen over the coming weekend and on Saturday in particular. The well equipped kitchen in the Sliabh Luachra Heritage Centre… Read more…
The two most recent winners of the fortnightly, Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club €300 draw are Brenda Healy Brennan and Dan O’Connor and they collected their cheques from Seán McCarthy and Pat Hartnett respectively. You can play Desmonds €300 Fortnightly Draw at any of the following: The draw can be entered via the buckets and stands… Read more…
