Cyclists are being asked to saddle up on Sunday morning for the 10th annual charity event in aid of Castleisland Day Care Centre. This year the cycle is celebrating its tenth year and, as always, it’s a great opportunity for all levels of cyclists to come out and enjoy a great fun day. “Anyone who… Read more…
Occasional cyclists would want to be oiling the chains and pumping the wheels as they and their ilk are being invited / recruited to take part in one of Castleisland’s most sociable occasions. The annual Castleisland Day Care Centre Leisure Cycle is being organised in conjunction with Currow Cycling Club for Sunday morning, September 4th.… Read more…
Great local events which are having a ripple effect on the wider charity communities don’t just happen. They are planned meticulously and for months in advance. The Longest Day Committee has been doing just that since the last one finished in June 2015. On Monday evening they launched their fully hatched plans with the date… Read more…
Féile na nÓg is a GAA club festival for Gaelic football and Ladies Gaelic football at Under 14 level and it involves teams from across the world-wide reach of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The Féile na nGael National tournaments will be held in Kerry, West Limerick and West Cork on the weekend of 24th –… Read more…
The 2016 An Post Rás route was revealed at the GPO on Wednesday, February 17th and it looks certain to provide a challenging test. Stage Three, from Charleville will, in its course, pass through Castleisland on its way to a Dingle finish. The last RÁS to come within the town limits was in 2014 –… Read more…
St. Kieran’s GAA Club members are great believers in the ‘early bird’ philosophy. They’re already making preparations for one of their main fundraisers due in May. The launch took place at Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club earlier today. This is the club’s third annual Leisure Cycle Tour of the Parishes. And it’s very parochial. They cycle… Read more…
Labour TD, Arthur J. Spring welcomes the government’s announcement today that Sports Capital Grants totalling €950,000 have been awarded to 29 applicants in Kerry which will provide new and improved sports facilities and equipment county wide. This is great news for the clubs concerned. However, out of the massive €950,000 announced only €1,700 came to… Read more…
Since we launched The Maine Valley Post in its present format in January 2014 one of the most frequent questions is about how advertising works in this, still, new world of online news websites. The answer is simply that it works really well and on several levels. While the editorial and pictorial content are out… Read more…
An award winning RTÉ Radio One documentary Convict of the Road blew a gale of fresh wind into the colourful sails of an amazing Kerry man. Made by Peter Woods and Liam O’Brien in Kerry and elsewhere in 2006, the documentary probed areas of Mick ‘Ironman’ Murphy’s life that had remained shrouded in folklore up… Read more…
After 28 enjoyable, hard-working years in the hospitality trade, Mary Anne Breen is preparing to hand over the keys of her beloved Island Heights Bed and Breakfast business to a new owner. The house, the business is going, lock, stock and barrel and Maryanne and husband, Éamonn are looking forward – with a hint of… Read more…
Cyclists are being asked to saddle up on Sunday morning for the 10th annual charity event in aid of Castleisland Day Care Centre. This year the cycle is celebrating its tenth year and, as always, it’s a great opportunity for all levels of cyclists to come out and enjoy a great fun day. “Anyone who… Read more…
Occasional cyclists would want to be oiling the chains and pumping the wheels as they and their ilk are being invited / recruited to take part in one of Castleisland’s most sociable occasions. The annual Castleisland Day Care Centre Leisure Cycle is being organised in conjunction with Currow Cycling Club for Sunday morning, September 4th.… Read more…
Great local events which are having a ripple effect on the wider charity communities don’t just happen. They are planned meticulously and for months in advance. The Longest Day Committee has been doing just that since the last one finished in June 2015. On Monday evening they launched their fully hatched plans with the date… Read more…
Féile na nÓg is a GAA club festival for Gaelic football and Ladies Gaelic football at Under 14 level and it involves teams from across the world-wide reach of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The Féile na nGael National tournaments will be held in Kerry, West Limerick and West Cork on the weekend of 24th –… Read more…
The 2016 An Post Rás route was revealed at the GPO on Wednesday, February 17th and it looks certain to provide a challenging test. Stage Three, from Charleville will, in its course, pass through Castleisland on its way to a Dingle finish. The last RÁS to come within the town limits was in 2014 –… Read more…
St. Kieran’s GAA Club members are great believers in the ‘early bird’ philosophy. They’re already making preparations for one of their main fundraisers due in May. The launch took place at Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club earlier today. This is the club’s third annual Leisure Cycle Tour of the Parishes. And it’s very parochial. They cycle… Read more…
Labour TD, Arthur J. Spring welcomes the government’s announcement today that Sports Capital Grants totalling €950,000 have been awarded to 29 applicants in Kerry which will provide new and improved sports facilities and equipment county wide. This is great news for the clubs concerned. However, out of the massive €950,000 announced only €1,700 came to… Read more…
Since we launched The Maine Valley Post in its present format in January 2014 one of the most frequent questions is about how advertising works in this, still, new world of online news websites. The answer is simply that it works really well and on several levels. While the editorial and pictorial content are out… Read more…
An award winning RTÉ Radio One documentary Convict of the Road blew a gale of fresh wind into the colourful sails of an amazing Kerry man. Made by Peter Woods and Liam O’Brien in Kerry and elsewhere in 2006, the documentary probed areas of Mick ‘Ironman’ Murphy’s life that had remained shrouded in folklore up… Read more…
After 28 enjoyable, hard-working years in the hospitality trade, Mary Anne Breen is preparing to hand over the keys of her beloved Island Heights Bed and Breakfast business to a new owner. The house, the business is going, lock, stock and barrel and Maryanne and husband, Éamonn are looking forward – with a hint of… Read more…
