Category Archives: Farranfore

Timmy Brings Split Cash to Ballymac as Andrew Collects Mandy’s Cheque

Timmy Brings Split Cash to Ballymac as Andrew Collects Mandy’s Cheque

Andrew Kelly collected his wife’s Mandy’s €600 from last week’s Castleisland RFC Split the Bucket draw. Saturday night’s draw at Fagan’s Bar saw host Jerome doing the honours and picking out the most recent draw winner, Timmy Collins, Ballymacelligott for a €563 win. This weekend’s draw is on in Eileen’s bakery on Saturday evening at… Read more…

Friday Evening’s An Ríocht Cheque Presentation in Bridget Jones’ Diary

Friday Evening’s An Ríocht Cheque Presentation in Bridget Jones’ Diary

An Ríocht 50/50 draw took place at Den Joe’s on last Friday evening. Dan O’Halloran from Abbeyfeale collected his cheque for €525 from club president Denis Brosnan. The winning ticket pulled out belonged to Bridget Jones from Glountane. Bridget won €550. Tonight’s draw will take place at Browne’s Bar around 9pm. How to Play An… Read more…

Out of Traps with the Good Weather News and Promise of More

Out of Traps with the Good Weather News and Promise of More

Me and my equals are always straight out of traps when it comes to spreading the news on bad weather forecasts. But we are, more often than not, reacting to requests from Kerry County Council to do our bit in getting the news out of one impending period of doom and gloom or another. However,… Read more…

Currow Graveyard Clean-Up on Saturday – An All Day Event

Currow Graveyard Clean-Up on Saturday – An All Day Event

Currow Rural Development in association with Killeentierna Parish Church are organising a ‘Clean-Up Day’ at St Michael’s Graveyard, Currow, on Saturday the 10th of May. This will be an all day event. “Everyone is invited to attend to help maintain and tidy up around their own family graves and adjacent pathways prior to the graveyard… Read more…

Browne’s Open Day – Bolstered by a Solid Customer Base Formed over Generations

Browne’s Open Day – Bolstered by a Solid Customer Base Formed over Generations

One of the most enduring of Castleisland’s big commercial occasions is the annual Browne’s Agri, Steel and Builders Merchants Open Day. The 2025 version is on today and will get underway at 11am this morning and continue up to 3pm. This is an event which draws people from all over the county and from neighbours… Read more…

Final Water Outage Tonight from 8pm to 2am as New Supply Line is Connected

Final Water Outage Tonight from 8pm to 2am as New Supply Line is Connected

Cllr. Charlie Farrelly was on to let his constituents and customers of Uisce Éireann in Castleisland know that contractors, Ward and Burke will be making a final connections to the new water mains tonight in the vicinity of Rice’s Height and the Carnegie Building on the Brosna Road. As a consequence there will an interruption… Read more…

Connect Café – Uniting Individuals With Shared Experiences at Willow Brooke Care Centre

Connect Café – Uniting Individuals With Shared Experiences at Willow Brooke Care Centre

The goal of Connect Café, a recently introduced initiative at the Willow Brooke Care Centre in Castleisland, is to unite people with similar experiences and to foster a caring community for those living with dementia. This initiative encourages the formation of new friendships and social connections, helping to alleviate the isolation that often accompanies dementia.… Read more…

Questions on Policy or Legislation – Grants to Replace a Stove, Range or Oil Burner

Questions on Policy or Legislation – Grants to Replace a Stove, Range or Oil Burner

Danny Healy Rae, TD reports that he respectfully asked Taoiseach Micheál Martin to look at the decision to stop elderly people from getting a grant to replace a stove, range or oil burner that has broken down. “Since December last, this grant has no longer been available to elderly people, the people who worked to… Read more…

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Church Gate Collection This Weekend

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Church Gate Collection This Weekend

Donal ‘Duke’ O’Connor sent a note to remind all that St. Mary’s Basketball Club church gate collection will be held this weekend of May 3rd and 4th. 2025. The collections will be taken up at all masses in the parish in Castleisland, Cordal and Scartaglin. Your support would be greatly appreciated. The playing of Basketball… Read more…

The Late Thomas ‘Tom’ Brennan, Cahernard, Killarney Road, Castleisland, Co. Kerry.

The Late Thomas ‘Tom’ Brennan, Cahernard, Killarney Road, Castleisland, Co. Kerry.

The death has occurred of Thomas ‘Tom’ Brennan, ‘The Barber’ and ex Castleisland Fire Service, Cahernard, Killarney Road, Castleisland Co. Kerry and late of Upper Main Street Castleisland Co. Kerry. Unexpectedly but peacefully at home on April 29th 2025 in the presence of his family. Predeceased by his parents Tommy and Kitty ,his sister Marguerite… Read more…

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Category Archives: Farranfore

Timmy Brings Split Cash to Ballymac as Andrew Collects Mandy’s Cheque

Timmy Brings Split Cash to Ballymac as Andrew Collects Mandy’s Cheque

Andrew Kelly collected his wife’s Mandy’s €600 from last week’s Castleisland RFC Split the Bucket draw. Saturday night’s draw at Fagan’s Bar saw host Jerome doing the honours and picking out the most recent draw winner, Timmy Collins, Ballymacelligott for a €563 win. This weekend’s draw is on in Eileen’s bakery on Saturday evening at… Read more…

Friday Evening’s An Ríocht Cheque Presentation in Bridget Jones’ Diary

Friday Evening’s An Ríocht Cheque Presentation in Bridget Jones’ Diary

An Ríocht 50/50 draw took place at Den Joe’s on last Friday evening. Dan O’Halloran from Abbeyfeale collected his cheque for €525 from club president Denis Brosnan. The winning ticket pulled out belonged to Bridget Jones from Glountane. Bridget won €550. Tonight’s draw will take place at Browne’s Bar around 9pm. How to Play An… Read more…

Out of Traps with the Good Weather News and Promise of More

Out of Traps with the Good Weather News and Promise of More

Me and my equals are always straight out of traps when it comes to spreading the news on bad weather forecasts. But we are, more often than not, reacting to requests from Kerry County Council to do our bit in getting the news out of one impending period of doom and gloom or another. However,… Read more…

Currow Graveyard Clean-Up on Saturday – An All Day Event

Currow Graveyard Clean-Up on Saturday – An All Day Event

Currow Rural Development in association with Killeentierna Parish Church are organising a ‘Clean-Up Day’ at St Michael’s Graveyard, Currow, on Saturday the 10th of May. This will be an all day event. “Everyone is invited to attend to help maintain and tidy up around their own family graves and adjacent pathways prior to the graveyard… Read more…

Browne’s Open Day – Bolstered by a Solid Customer Base Formed over Generations

Browne’s Open Day – Bolstered by a Solid Customer Base Formed over Generations

One of the most enduring of Castleisland’s big commercial occasions is the annual Browne’s Agri, Steel and Builders Merchants Open Day. The 2025 version is on today and will get underway at 11am this morning and continue up to 3pm. This is an event which draws people from all over the county and from neighbours… Read more…

Final Water Outage Tonight from 8pm to 2am as New Supply Line is Connected

Final Water Outage Tonight from 8pm to 2am as New Supply Line is Connected

Cllr. Charlie Farrelly was on to let his constituents and customers of Uisce Éireann in Castleisland know that contractors, Ward and Burke will be making a final connections to the new water mains tonight in the vicinity of Rice’s Height and the Carnegie Building on the Brosna Road. As a consequence there will an interruption… Read more…

Connect Café – Uniting Individuals With Shared Experiences at Willow Brooke Care Centre

Connect Café – Uniting Individuals With Shared Experiences at Willow Brooke Care Centre

The goal of Connect Café, a recently introduced initiative at the Willow Brooke Care Centre in Castleisland, is to unite people with similar experiences and to foster a caring community for those living with dementia. This initiative encourages the formation of new friendships and social connections, helping to alleviate the isolation that often accompanies dementia.… Read more…

Questions on Policy or Legislation – Grants to Replace a Stove, Range or Oil Burner

Questions on Policy or Legislation – Grants to Replace a Stove, Range or Oil Burner

Danny Healy Rae, TD reports that he respectfully asked Taoiseach Micheál Martin to look at the decision to stop elderly people from getting a grant to replace a stove, range or oil burner that has broken down. “Since December last, this grant has no longer been available to elderly people, the people who worked to… Read more…

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Church Gate Collection This Weekend

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Church Gate Collection This Weekend

Donal ‘Duke’ O’Connor sent a note to remind all that St. Mary’s Basketball Club church gate collection will be held this weekend of May 3rd and 4th. 2025. The collections will be taken up at all masses in the parish in Castleisland, Cordal and Scartaglin. Your support would be greatly appreciated. The playing of Basketball… Read more…

The Late Thomas ‘Tom’ Brennan, Cahernard, Killarney Road, Castleisland, Co. Kerry.

The Late Thomas ‘Tom’ Brennan, Cahernard, Killarney Road, Castleisland, Co. Kerry.

The death has occurred of Thomas ‘Tom’ Brennan, ‘The Barber’ and ex Castleisland Fire Service, Cahernard, Killarney Road, Castleisland Co. Kerry and late of Upper Main Street Castleisland Co. Kerry. Unexpectedly but peacefully at home on April 29th 2025 in the presence of his family. Predeceased by his parents Tommy and Kitty ,his sister Marguerite… Read more…

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