Cllr. Maura Healy Rae sent news of the following notices and replies which she put down at the recent meeting of the Killarney Municipal District: Notice: To ask Kerry County Council when is the protection barrier on the left hand side of the road from Farranfore to Castleisland going to be installed. These works were… Read more…
Farranfore will be full of Christmas cheer on Sunday, December 4th. The Farranfore Development Association is hosting its annual Family Christmas Fun Day in the GAA hall in Farranfore from 2pm. This will be preceded by the formal dedication ceremony of the Farranfore 1916 Memorial at 1pm. Richard Sherwood, Chairman of the Farranfore Development Association,… Read more…
The Castleisland based, Garvey de Bear has imposed his great hulking frame on a keenly anticipated charity event being held from dawn to dusk on this Saturday, October 22nd. The 8am to 8pm Spinathon is being organised jointly by a newly formed group, Castleisland District Parents Together and it’s being enthusiastically facilitated and hosted by… Read more…
Ballymacelligott GAA Club senior team travelled to Blennerville on Sunday to take on the home side in the final of the St. Brendan’s Board League. Played in perfect conditions the home side started the better and led by 0 – 7 to 0 – 1 at the end of the first quarter. An Aidan Breen… Read more…
After seeing a very defensive All Ireland Ladies final on Sunday we were treated to quite the opposite Monday evening in Ballymac as our U-16 girls took on Duagh in the North Kerry League shield final. Duagh 4-8 Ballymac 4-6 In a high scoring, entertaining game Duagh won by two points. Their ability to make the most… Read more…
“When Kerry played Dublin recently in the All Ireland Football Semi Final in Croke Park, returning Kerry supporters ran a gauntlet of six speed vans between Duagh and the Six Crosses. These were purposely deployed at the time that the Kerry fans were entering the county coming home from the match,” said a fuming Michael… Read more…
All Ireland Minor Final Kerry took on Galway in the All Ireland Minor Football final on Sunday and they were victorious on a scoreline of 3-07 to 1-09. Ballymac players, Micheál Reidy and Tomás O’Connor have been a part of the panel since the beginning of the year and it was great to see them… Read more…
High Standards of Football at Firies U-11 Tournament Firies GAA Club pitch in Farranfore was a hive of activity on Saturday with the annual Jerry Foley Memorial Tournament taking place. The Ballymac team was placed in a group with Kilcummin, Legion, Spa and Rathmore. The standard of football was very high and our lads gave… Read more…
Castleisland native, Maurice O’Connor left home for New York as a teenager in 1994. He still has strong connections and roots here and in the Firies area. Running is Maurice’s thing and, when he planned to run in a race in Lima in Peru, a couple of things came together to help him decide to… Read more…
Cordal hosted Firies the preliminary round of the Fr. Galvin Cup, East Kerry Intermediate Championship on Saturday. Report: Paddy Flynn. Photographs: CúlPix /Nora Fealey Despite the wet and windy conditions, the match was played in a great sporting spirit with both teams making a strong bid to win. Philip O’ Connor opened the Cordal account with… Read more…
Cllr. Maura Healy Rae sent news of the following notices and replies which she put down at the recent meeting of the Killarney Municipal District: Notice: To ask Kerry County Council when is the protection barrier on the left hand side of the road from Farranfore to Castleisland going to be installed. These works were… Read more…
Farranfore will be full of Christmas cheer on Sunday, December 4th. The Farranfore Development Association is hosting its annual Family Christmas Fun Day in the GAA hall in Farranfore from 2pm. This will be preceded by the formal dedication ceremony of the Farranfore 1916 Memorial at 1pm. Richard Sherwood, Chairman of the Farranfore Development Association,… Read more…
The Castleisland based, Garvey de Bear has imposed his great hulking frame on a keenly anticipated charity event being held from dawn to dusk on this Saturday, October 22nd. The 8am to 8pm Spinathon is being organised jointly by a newly formed group, Castleisland District Parents Together and it’s being enthusiastically facilitated and hosted by… Read more…
Ballymacelligott GAA Club senior team travelled to Blennerville on Sunday to take on the home side in the final of the St. Brendan’s Board League. Played in perfect conditions the home side started the better and led by 0 – 7 to 0 – 1 at the end of the first quarter. An Aidan Breen… Read more…
After seeing a very defensive All Ireland Ladies final on Sunday we were treated to quite the opposite Monday evening in Ballymac as our U-16 girls took on Duagh in the North Kerry League shield final. Duagh 4-8 Ballymac 4-6 In a high scoring, entertaining game Duagh won by two points. Their ability to make the most… Read more…
“When Kerry played Dublin recently in the All Ireland Football Semi Final in Croke Park, returning Kerry supporters ran a gauntlet of six speed vans between Duagh and the Six Crosses. These were purposely deployed at the time that the Kerry fans were entering the county coming home from the match,” said a fuming Michael… Read more…
All Ireland Minor Final Kerry took on Galway in the All Ireland Minor Football final on Sunday and they were victorious on a scoreline of 3-07 to 1-09. Ballymac players, Micheál Reidy and Tomás O’Connor have been a part of the panel since the beginning of the year and it was great to see them… Read more…
High Standards of Football at Firies U-11 Tournament Firies GAA Club pitch in Farranfore was a hive of activity on Saturday with the annual Jerry Foley Memorial Tournament taking place. The Ballymac team was placed in a group with Kilcummin, Legion, Spa and Rathmore. The standard of football was very high and our lads gave… Read more…
Castleisland native, Maurice O’Connor left home for New York as a teenager in 1994. He still has strong connections and roots here and in the Firies area. Running is Maurice’s thing and, when he planned to run in a race in Lima in Peru, a couple of things came together to help him decide to… Read more…
Cordal hosted Firies the preliminary round of the Fr. Galvin Cup, East Kerry Intermediate Championship on Saturday. Report: Paddy Flynn. Photographs: CúlPix /Nora Fealey Despite the wet and windy conditions, the match was played in a great sporting spirit with both teams making a strong bid to win. Philip O’ Connor opened the Cordal account with… Read more…
