Reigning Rose of Tralee Haley O’Sullivan and The Voice presenter Kathryn Thomas will join forces to judge this year’s Queen of Fashion contest at Killarney Races. The four-day festival of racing got underway on Monday and it is combining the very best of horse racing with a fantastic atmosphere for all racing and style enthusiasts. Thursday is Dawn… Read more…
Facing the same financial slump that clubs throughout the country encountered, Castleisland Golf Club is fighting back . Signs in various, strategic locations on the approach roads to the town will catch the eyes of golfers and corporate event organisers alike. An EGM earlier this year alerted the membership to the financial downturn at the… Read more…
Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann Craobh Naomh Chiaráin would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all members who qualified locally and are taking part in the upcoming Munster Fleadh Competitions. The very best of luck to you all. By: Daniel Woods The programme of events for the Munster Fleadh is available on the webpage address below.… Read more…
As part of the IRD Duhallow Day of the Regions Programme the annual Sliabh Luachra Summer School takes place in Bruach Na Carraige in Rockchapel later this month. This annual, educational event starts on Wednesday, July 23rd and continues from 10am to 1pm until Friday the 25th with traditional music master classes with Ireland’s leading teachers,… Read more…
There is no shortage of talented people in this and the communities around us. An email from the Macroom based event organiser, Pat Melia might just provide the audience and the spur for the gifted among us to show-case that talent. For each of the past four years Mr. Melia has been organising a talent… Read more…
Another little community of card players, drinkers, ball-hoppers, musicians, singers and innocent bystanders have found themselves estranged from their home-from-home this weekend as the doors close and the hammer is about to fall on the place we know as Sheila Prendiville’s Bar & Grocery at No. 22 Main Street, Castleisland. With immediate effect the place… Read more…
This is a portrait of a cabinet-maker in anything but typical pose. While half the nation holds its breath on whether Garth Brooks and his van with all the gear will make it to Croke Park, the politically minded, other half is gripped with anticipation on the make-up of the Burton / Kenny cobbled cabinet.… Read more…
A spokesperson for the Kerry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre is pleased to announce that they have secured funding from the Sisters of Mercy Solidarity Trust to run a 12 week facilitated Support Group for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse commencing in September 2014. These groups provide a confidential, safe environment where victims can support each… Read more…
The intrepid cyclist and Castleisland native, Tommy Sheehy just got back from a five-day cycle through the northern slopes of The Pyrenees in aid of the Kerry based Enable Ireland offices. An annual excursion now for the Tralee domiciled Tommy over the past decade, he was with a group of 19 other cyclists and the… Read more…
North and East Kerry Development has joined forces with other local development companies from across the country. They’re calling on communities to get behind the forthcoming LEADER Rally in support of the retention of the bottom-up approach of LEADER, by local development companies. The rally will take place on Wednesday July 9th at 1.30pm at… Read more…
Reigning Rose of Tralee Haley O’Sullivan and The Voice presenter Kathryn Thomas will join forces to judge this year’s Queen of Fashion contest at Killarney Races. The four-day festival of racing got underway on Monday and it is combining the very best of horse racing with a fantastic atmosphere for all racing and style enthusiasts. Thursday is Dawn… Read more…
Facing the same financial slump that clubs throughout the country encountered, Castleisland Golf Club is fighting back . Signs in various, strategic locations on the approach roads to the town will catch the eyes of golfers and corporate event organisers alike. An EGM earlier this year alerted the membership to the financial downturn at the… Read more…
Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann Craobh Naomh Chiaráin would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all members who qualified locally and are taking part in the upcoming Munster Fleadh Competitions. The very best of luck to you all. By: Daniel Woods The programme of events for the Munster Fleadh is available on the webpage address below.… Read more…
As part of the IRD Duhallow Day of the Regions Programme the annual Sliabh Luachra Summer School takes place in Bruach Na Carraige in Rockchapel later this month. This annual, educational event starts on Wednesday, July 23rd and continues from 10am to 1pm until Friday the 25th with traditional music master classes with Ireland’s leading teachers,… Read more…
There is no shortage of talented people in this and the communities around us. An email from the Macroom based event organiser, Pat Melia might just provide the audience and the spur for the gifted among us to show-case that talent. For each of the past four years Mr. Melia has been organising a talent… Read more…
Another little community of card players, drinkers, ball-hoppers, musicians, singers and innocent bystanders have found themselves estranged from their home-from-home this weekend as the doors close and the hammer is about to fall on the place we know as Sheila Prendiville’s Bar & Grocery at No. 22 Main Street, Castleisland. With immediate effect the place… Read more…
This is a portrait of a cabinet-maker in anything but typical pose. While half the nation holds its breath on whether Garth Brooks and his van with all the gear will make it to Croke Park, the politically minded, other half is gripped with anticipation on the make-up of the Burton / Kenny cobbled cabinet.… Read more…
A spokesperson for the Kerry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre is pleased to announce that they have secured funding from the Sisters of Mercy Solidarity Trust to run a 12 week facilitated Support Group for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse commencing in September 2014. These groups provide a confidential, safe environment where victims can support each… Read more…
The intrepid cyclist and Castleisland native, Tommy Sheehy just got back from a five-day cycle through the northern slopes of The Pyrenees in aid of the Kerry based Enable Ireland offices. An annual excursion now for the Tralee domiciled Tommy over the past decade, he was with a group of 19 other cyclists and the… Read more…
North and East Kerry Development has joined forces with other local development companies from across the country. They’re calling on communities to get behind the forthcoming LEADER Rally in support of the retention of the bottom-up approach of LEADER, by local development companies. The rally will take place on Wednesday July 9th at 1.30pm at… Read more…
