It’s tourism of sorts I suppose when you bring people into your locality even for a few hours and send them home fed, watered, sober and happy. Praise was heaped on all at An Riocht AC from all quarters on the facilities, helpfulness, hospitality and organisation of the annual An Ríocht AC / Lee Strand… Read more…
It may have been the ghost of the famous 1920s actress, Peggy O’Neil, who returned to Gneeveguilla recently to launch her memoir, The Girl from Gneeveguilla. The book follows Peggy’s life from her birth in the Kerry village and her childhood in New York – to where her parents had emigrated and on to her… Read more…
Bags, Beanies and specially struck medals are all at the ready for Sunday morning’s annual An Ríocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler Road Race and 5k Run. Registrations will open at 9-30am in the morning ahead of the off-time at 11am. The event has grown into a very popular road race over… Read more…
It was a busy week for St. Mary’s Basketball Club. There was a big push on to get games played as the end of the season is fast approaching. By Liz Galwey One of the highlights of the week was the win by the club’s U-12 Girls Division three team which had a one point… Read more…
Our division two ladies had a thriller of a game against KCYMS on Thursday at Castleisland Community Centre. The sides were neck and neck throughout. By: Liz Galwey St. Mary’s led 10 points to six at the end of the first but KCYMS stayed with it throughout. St. Mary’s had a spread of scores in… Read more…
A busy as usual Handed Down Series of concerts and lectures will be launched at the Scartaglin Heritage Centre in conjunction with Culture Night 2016 on Friday, September 16th at 7-30pm. The launch will be accompanied by a free concert featuring the buttons and bows of Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch and guests. The line-up for… Read more…
It’s great to hear about events being organised and happening right where they ought to. Next month’s Sliabh Luachra Summer School in Tureencahill Community Centre is just one of these. This event will consist of three days of music, talks and performances to highlight the music and musicians of the Sliabh Luachra area on August… Read more…
The 2016 Eamon Kelly bursary recipients were announced at a presentation at Killarney Library on Thursday. The joint winners are Grace Foley, a singer and musician from Killarney and Darragh Guerin, an actor from Beaufort. Grace intends to develop her career as a singer and plans to launch a CD called Home to Kerry, a… Read more…
The streets and roads of Castleisland will be the focus for athletes on this Sunday morning as the fifth annual An Ríocht AC / Lee-Strand sponsored ‘Kingdom Come 10 Mile and 5k Road Race’ will be held here at 11am. Registration will open at An Riocht AC Clubhouse from 9pm. The event is set to… Read more…
A message from Kerry Deputy Michael Healy Rae this evening points out the fact that he’s glad to have organised and chaired a meeting that was held in Dublin earlier today. The meeting, of all the Independent TDs in Agriculture House, agreed a policy position on today’s proceedings in Dail Eireann. Deputy Healy Rae said… Read more…
It’s tourism of sorts I suppose when you bring people into your locality even for a few hours and send them home fed, watered, sober and happy. Praise was heaped on all at An Riocht AC from all quarters on the facilities, helpfulness, hospitality and organisation of the annual An Ríocht AC / Lee Strand… Read more…
It may have been the ghost of the famous 1920s actress, Peggy O’Neil, who returned to Gneeveguilla recently to launch her memoir, The Girl from Gneeveguilla. The book follows Peggy’s life from her birth in the Kerry village and her childhood in New York – to where her parents had emigrated and on to her… Read more…
Bags, Beanies and specially struck medals are all at the ready for Sunday morning’s annual An Ríocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler Road Race and 5k Run. Registrations will open at 9-30am in the morning ahead of the off-time at 11am. The event has grown into a very popular road race over… Read more…
It was a busy week for St. Mary’s Basketball Club. There was a big push on to get games played as the end of the season is fast approaching. By Liz Galwey One of the highlights of the week was the win by the club’s U-12 Girls Division three team which had a one point… Read more…
Our division two ladies had a thriller of a game against KCYMS on Thursday at Castleisland Community Centre. The sides were neck and neck throughout. By: Liz Galwey St. Mary’s led 10 points to six at the end of the first but KCYMS stayed with it throughout. St. Mary’s had a spread of scores in… Read more…
A busy as usual Handed Down Series of concerts and lectures will be launched at the Scartaglin Heritage Centre in conjunction with Culture Night 2016 on Friday, September 16th at 7-30pm. The launch will be accompanied by a free concert featuring the buttons and bows of Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch and guests. The line-up for… Read more…
It’s great to hear about events being organised and happening right where they ought to. Next month’s Sliabh Luachra Summer School in Tureencahill Community Centre is just one of these. This event will consist of three days of music, talks and performances to highlight the music and musicians of the Sliabh Luachra area on August… Read more…
The 2016 Eamon Kelly bursary recipients were announced at a presentation at Killarney Library on Thursday. The joint winners are Grace Foley, a singer and musician from Killarney and Darragh Guerin, an actor from Beaufort. Grace intends to develop her career as a singer and plans to launch a CD called Home to Kerry, a… Read more…
The streets and roads of Castleisland will be the focus for athletes on this Sunday morning as the fifth annual An Ríocht AC / Lee-Strand sponsored ‘Kingdom Come 10 Mile and 5k Road Race’ will be held here at 11am. Registration will open at An Riocht AC Clubhouse from 9pm. The event is set to… Read more…
A message from Kerry Deputy Michael Healy Rae this evening points out the fact that he’s glad to have organised and chaired a meeting that was held in Dublin earlier today. The meeting, of all the Independent TDs in Agriculture House, agreed a policy position on today’s proceedings in Dail Eireann. Deputy Healy Rae said… Read more…
