The death has occurred of Michael O’Connor, Killegane, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and late of Lisheen, Firies. June 18th 2017. Peacefully after a short illness at University Hospital Kerry. Sadly missed by his wife Mary, son Maurice, daughter Elaine, sister Joan, brothers: Tom, Brendan, Moss and Connie; sister-in-law Breda, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, relatives, neighbours and… Read more…
Do you remember Siouxsie & The Banshees; Rocky De Valera & The Gravediggers and, for people who go to last mass, Big Tom and The Mainliners? Well, now we have the purely homegrown, strictly organic, Betty & The Mad Ones and there’s a theme of music and eventing running through them all. You see, Betty… Read more…
Details have been released of the 2017 Con Curtin Music Festival in Brosna Village. The village will be a hive of music related activity from June 23rd -25th this year in honour of the late, great Sliabh Luachra fiddler. The festival will get underway on Friday night June 23rd with a top class traditional concert… Read more…
The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in partnership with An Garda Síochána will run its annual seven-a-side Soccer Blitz on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th of July 2017. The event will be held in the Soccer Pitch, Limerick Road here in Castleisland. Applications are invited from teams from the Castleisland area interested in taking part… Read more…
Cllr. Maura Healy Rae raised the following motion at the recent meeting of the Killarney Municipal area concerning issues she followed up on from previous meetings. Cllr. Healy Rae outlined the issues she raised surrounding issues in Currow and Farranfore. Farranfore Village Lags “Firstly, I raised major concerns about the dangerous lags on the approach… Read more…
The official launch of the 2017 Kerry Community Games Athletics Finals took place on Friday morning at An Ríocht AC in Castleisland. It was the last official engagement on the old red tartan track as the new, two-tone surfacing material was being unloaded as the launch was going on. The event, sponsored by Denny, will… Read more…
The roads of Munster and probably beyond will lead to Browne’s Open Day on this Wednesday, May 10th from 10:30am to 5pm. Past masters at catering for huge gatherings of this nature, Browne’s Home, Agri and Builders’ Providers draw people from well beyond that which should be their natural or commercial boundaries. Roll Call of… Read more…
Castleisland Community College will put the final touch to its 30th anniversary 1987 – 2017 celebrations on Friday evening May 19th. It was decided earlier this year to mark the occasion of the establishment of the college in its present location in 1987 by holding three events to celebrate the three decades at Tonbwee. Tractor… Read more…
Castleisland Camera Club had another very successful meeting last Thursday night with more new members in attendance. By Breda McGaley PRO Con Dennehy also attended and gave a very comprehensive talk to the group before answering questions on photography and camera basics. Something for Everyone The club is made up of people of varying ability… Read more…
The Kerry Group Ras Mumhan Four-Day International Cycle Race will pass through this area on Good Friday afternoon, April 14th. The route and approximate times are as follows: Start in Killorglin at 2:50pm.; Fossa at 3:10pm.; Killarney at 3.16pm.; Kilcummin at 3.24pm.; Quarry Cross at 3.42pm.; Knocknaboul Cross at 3.52pm.; Scartaglin at 4.05pm.; Castleisland at… Read more…
The death has occurred of Michael O’Connor, Killegane, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and late of Lisheen, Firies. June 18th 2017. Peacefully after a short illness at University Hospital Kerry. Sadly missed by his wife Mary, son Maurice, daughter Elaine, sister Joan, brothers: Tom, Brendan, Moss and Connie; sister-in-law Breda, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, relatives, neighbours and… Read more…
Do you remember Siouxsie & The Banshees; Rocky De Valera & The Gravediggers and, for people who go to last mass, Big Tom and The Mainliners? Well, now we have the purely homegrown, strictly organic, Betty & The Mad Ones and there’s a theme of music and eventing running through them all. You see, Betty… Read more…
Details have been released of the 2017 Con Curtin Music Festival in Brosna Village. The village will be a hive of music related activity from June 23rd -25th this year in honour of the late, great Sliabh Luachra fiddler. The festival will get underway on Friday night June 23rd with a top class traditional concert… Read more…
The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in partnership with An Garda Síochána will run its annual seven-a-side Soccer Blitz on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th of July 2017. The event will be held in the Soccer Pitch, Limerick Road here in Castleisland. Applications are invited from teams from the Castleisland area interested in taking part… Read more…
Cllr. Maura Healy Rae raised the following motion at the recent meeting of the Killarney Municipal area concerning issues she followed up on from previous meetings. Cllr. Healy Rae outlined the issues she raised surrounding issues in Currow and Farranfore. Farranfore Village Lags “Firstly, I raised major concerns about the dangerous lags on the approach… Read more…
The official launch of the 2017 Kerry Community Games Athletics Finals took place on Friday morning at An Ríocht AC in Castleisland. It was the last official engagement on the old red tartan track as the new, two-tone surfacing material was being unloaded as the launch was going on. The event, sponsored by Denny, will… Read more…
The roads of Munster and probably beyond will lead to Browne’s Open Day on this Wednesday, May 10th from 10:30am to 5pm. Past masters at catering for huge gatherings of this nature, Browne’s Home, Agri and Builders’ Providers draw people from well beyond that which should be their natural or commercial boundaries. Roll Call of… Read more…
Castleisland Community College will put the final touch to its 30th anniversary 1987 – 2017 celebrations on Friday evening May 19th. It was decided earlier this year to mark the occasion of the establishment of the college in its present location in 1987 by holding three events to celebrate the three decades at Tonbwee. Tractor… Read more…
Castleisland Camera Club had another very successful meeting last Thursday night with more new members in attendance. By Breda McGaley PRO Con Dennehy also attended and gave a very comprehensive talk to the group before answering questions on photography and camera basics. Something for Everyone The club is made up of people of varying ability… Read more…
The Kerry Group Ras Mumhan Four-Day International Cycle Race will pass through this area on Good Friday afternoon, April 14th. The route and approximate times are as follows: Start in Killorglin at 2:50pm.; Fossa at 3:10pm.; Killarney at 3.16pm.; Kilcummin at 3.24pm.; Quarry Cross at 3.42pm.; Knocknaboul Cross at 3.52pm.; Scartaglin at 4.05pm.; Castleisland at… Read more…
