Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club hosted a Gerdie Murphy remembrance walk at ‘The Field’ to coincide with his first anniversary on the evening of last April 16th from 6pm to 8pm. The club members invited people to ‘Do a Lap for Gerdie’ and for a cup of tea or coffee and a selection of home baking… Read more…
A group of Transition Year students from the three secondary schools in Castleisland: Castleisland Community College; Presentation Secondary School and St. Patrick’s Secondary School – have successfully completed training to become peer mentors as part of a collaborative pilot project led by Kerry Community Youth Service (KCYS). As part of the initiative, these TY students… Read more…
This Sunday, May 25th will mark the first anniversary of the founding of Castleisland Arts Night at Browne’s Bar and celebrations will get underway at 7:30pm with a bumper Open Mic session. Organised by writer Tanya Farrelly and pianist Amanda Mannix, the monthly event attracts arts lovers from all over the county. Since its inception… Read more…
The heady mix of great local music, very fine weather and a crowd of people in top form – and there to enjoy themselves – all helped to usher World Fiddle Day Scartaglen 2025 into the history books as one of the best attended and most appreciated. Here, organiser, P.J. Teahan provides an insight on… Read more…
Garvey’s SuperValu, Castleisland branch manager, Séamus O’Connor recently presented the store’s annual donation of plants to Castleisland Tidy Towns volunteers. Castleisland Tidy Towns have been in touch to highlight that they are again delighted for the superb support they receive from the local and always helpful Garveys SuperValu and its manager, Seamus O’Connor. SuperValu is… Read more…
The lovely old Irish seanfhocal / proverb ‘Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal’ came back to remind us again of its forever lurking relevance in our lives last week. That nothing lasts forever is the nub of the issue here as the old Board of Works / River Maine Drainage Scheme office in Tonbwee… Read more…
Excitement is building in Castleisland as Muire Gan Smál National School proudly announces its inaugural school pantomime, a delightful production of the beloved classic, Little Red Riding Hood. This much-anticipated event will take place on Wednesday, 28th May at 6:30pm in the school hall, and promises to be a truly memorable evening for students, families,… Read more…
Uisce Éireann has delivered a major boost to Castleisland’s water supply with the replacement of the troublesome 3.3 kilometres of aged water-mains from Ballymacadam on the Brosna Road to Castleisland town. Often described as the gateway to Kerry, Castleisland is a town with a strong community spirit and a proud history, and this vital upgrade… Read more…
Last week’s Castleisland Rugby Club Split the Bucket winner Elaine O’Connor collected her winnings of €544 from Peter Browne during Saturday night’s draw at Browne’s Bar. Peter dipped into the drum and picked out this week’s lucky winner, Sheila Quinlan from Currans. Sheila will collect a cheque for €537 in Scartaglen on the coming Saturday… Read more…
Kerry Airport Ireland has welcomed Monday’s VIP visit of golfer Sir Nick Faldo on a flying visit and the announcement of over €1.8 million in funding from the Department of Transport. The Minister for Transport Communications, Darragh O’Brien, confirmed that Kerry Airport will receive the grant under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025 CAPEX and PPR-C… Read more…
Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club hosted a Gerdie Murphy remembrance walk at ‘The Field’ to coincide with his first anniversary on the evening of last April 16th from 6pm to 8pm. The club members invited people to ‘Do a Lap for Gerdie’ and for a cup of tea or coffee and a selection of home baking… Read more…
A group of Transition Year students from the three secondary schools in Castleisland: Castleisland Community College; Presentation Secondary School and St. Patrick’s Secondary School – have successfully completed training to become peer mentors as part of a collaborative pilot project led by Kerry Community Youth Service (KCYS). As part of the initiative, these TY students… Read more…
This Sunday, May 25th will mark the first anniversary of the founding of Castleisland Arts Night at Browne’s Bar and celebrations will get underway at 7:30pm with a bumper Open Mic session. Organised by writer Tanya Farrelly and pianist Amanda Mannix, the monthly event attracts arts lovers from all over the county. Since its inception… Read more…
The heady mix of great local music, very fine weather and a crowd of people in top form – and there to enjoy themselves – all helped to usher World Fiddle Day Scartaglen 2025 into the history books as one of the best attended and most appreciated. Here, organiser, P.J. Teahan provides an insight on… Read more…
Garvey’s SuperValu, Castleisland branch manager, Séamus O’Connor recently presented the store’s annual donation of plants to Castleisland Tidy Towns volunteers. Castleisland Tidy Towns have been in touch to highlight that they are again delighted for the superb support they receive from the local and always helpful Garveys SuperValu and its manager, Seamus O’Connor. SuperValu is… Read more…
The lovely old Irish seanfhocal / proverb ‘Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal’ came back to remind us again of its forever lurking relevance in our lives last week. That nothing lasts forever is the nub of the issue here as the old Board of Works / River Maine Drainage Scheme office in Tonbwee… Read more…
Excitement is building in Castleisland as Muire Gan Smál National School proudly announces its inaugural school pantomime, a delightful production of the beloved classic, Little Red Riding Hood. This much-anticipated event will take place on Wednesday, 28th May at 6:30pm in the school hall, and promises to be a truly memorable evening for students, families,… Read more…
Uisce Éireann has delivered a major boost to Castleisland’s water supply with the replacement of the troublesome 3.3 kilometres of aged water-mains from Ballymacadam on the Brosna Road to Castleisland town. Often described as the gateway to Kerry, Castleisland is a town with a strong community spirit and a proud history, and this vital upgrade… Read more…
Last week’s Castleisland Rugby Club Split the Bucket winner Elaine O’Connor collected her winnings of €544 from Peter Browne during Saturday night’s draw at Browne’s Bar. Peter dipped into the drum and picked out this week’s lucky winner, Sheila Quinlan from Currans. Sheila will collect a cheque for €537 in Scartaglen on the coming Saturday… Read more…
Kerry Airport Ireland has welcomed Monday’s VIP visit of golfer Sir Nick Faldo on a flying visit and the announcement of over €1.8 million in funding from the Department of Transport. The Minister for Transport Communications, Darragh O’Brien, confirmed that Kerry Airport will receive the grant under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025 CAPEX and PPR-C… Read more…
