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Poetry Workshop / Filíocht na nDaoine, Caisleán na Mainge – Castlemaine

Poetry Workshop / Filíocht na nDaoine, Caisleán na Mainge – Castlemaine

Filíocht na nDaoine, Caisleán na Mainge – Castlemaine Beidh ceardlann filíochta á reachtáil i Halla Pobail Chaisleán na Mainge (V93 R2730) eagrairhe ag Dánscoil Shliabh Luachra ag tosnú ar an Satharn 25 Márta ar 11am – 1pm. Is í aidhm an chúrsa ná tuiscint ar an bhfilíocht agus taitneamh níos fear a bhaint aisti. Cuid… Read more…

Government’s Blind Eye to People in Need of Cataract Surgery – Deputy Michael Healy Rae

Government’s Blind Eye to People in Need of Cataract Surgery – Deputy Michael Healy Rae

Cataract waiting lists continue to grow as the Government is accused of turning a blind eye to people in need – so claims Deputy Michael Healy Rae based on information he received from a Dáil Éireann question he put to Minister for Health Steven Donnelly. “Despite the promise of more money and better policy making… Read more…

Nicole and Kate Vie for County U-14 Title and Unite for Munster Badminton Silver

Nicole and Kate Vie for County U-14 Title and Unite for Munster Badminton Silver

The Kerry Juvenile Singles Badminton Championships were held in Killarney at the end of last month. Kate Harmon of Castleisland’s Kingdom Badminton Club took silver in the U-14 category being pipped in a very close game by Nicole Vesko of Listowel. Both girls competed last weekend in Waterford in the Munster Juvenile inter-county team event… Read more…

Scoil Íde Curranes National School and the Peace Proms Experience

Scoil Íde Curranes National School and the Peace Proms Experience

Teachers and pupils from Scoil Íde, Curranes National School recently experienced the thrill of taking part in the amazing Peace Proms in the impressive University of Limerick Sports Arena. Under the baton of the inspirational conductor, Greg Beardsell, the idea grew from the 1995 established Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. Peace Proms is for all… Read more…

Mary Lou McDonald to Address Ballyseedy Massacre Centenary Commemoration

Mary Lou McDonald to Address Ballyseedy Massacre Centenary Commemoration

Announcing details of its commemoration to mark the 100 anniversary of the Ballyseedy Massacre, which took place on March 7th 1923, Sinn Féin Kerry has said that party president Mary Lou McDonald, TD will deliver the main address on Sunday, March 5th at 12 noon at the famous monument.  This year marks 100 years since… Read more…

Another Hectic Week for the Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club

Another Hectic Week for the Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club

Congrats to St. Pats Everyone at Castleisland Desmonds GAA club would like to say a massive congratulations to St. Pat’s secondary school senior football team on their Corn Sheain Ui Mhurchu, U-19 Munster championship victory. By David Nelligan, PRO Pats were victorious over Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai in the final on a 2-12 to 0-06 scoreline.  Huge… Read more…

Dipping into a Deeper Well at Handed Down in Scart Tonight

Dipping into a Deeper Well at Handed Down in Scart Tonight

With weather woes and the curse of world-wide ailments hopefully behind us by now, attentions can turn to entertainment of various kinds in local venues. Tonight. February 18th at 8pm in Scartaglen, as part of the Handed Down programme of events, RTÉ Radio 1 will renew its long and lengthening links with the Sliabh Luachra… Read more…

Kerry Drama Festival Opens on March 3rd at the Ivy Leaf

Kerry Drama Festival Opens on March 3rd at the Ivy Leaf

There’s a lot of uisce imithe faoin droichead since the Kerry Drama Festival was resuscitated at the Ivy Leaf Art Centre here in Castleisland in March 1988. Sadly, also, there are many people who were central to the running of the event down through all those years gone to their eternal reward. Island Players founder… Read more…

A Night with Tom Keneally – Booker Prize Winner and Schindler’s List Author

A Night with Tom Keneally – Booker Prize Winner and Schindler’s List Author

Members of Castleisland District Heritage (CDH) have organised what they labelled: ‘A Night with Tom Keneally’ at the River Island Hotel on Friday, February 24th at 8pm. Admission €20. Tom Keneally is the prolific, Australian author who visited Castleisland on this day last week on a fact finding mission for a book he’s planning. On… Read more…

Minister Ryan Should Put his Hand in his Own Pocket to Solve Road Crisis – Michael Healy Rae

Minister Ryan Should Put his Hand in his Own Pocket to Solve Road Crisis – Michael Healy Rae

Deputy Michael Healy Rae TD has called on Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to put his hand into the pocket of his own department and help support the Department of Rural Affairs which is unable to provide financial support for some 673 remaining Local Improvement Schemes (LIS) in Kerry. Under LIS, funding can be provided to… Read more…

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Category Archives: Uncategorized

Poetry Workshop / Filíocht na nDaoine, Caisleán na Mainge – Castlemaine

Poetry Workshop / Filíocht na nDaoine, Caisleán na Mainge – Castlemaine

Filíocht na nDaoine, Caisleán na Mainge – Castlemaine Beidh ceardlann filíochta á reachtáil i Halla Pobail Chaisleán na Mainge (V93 R2730) eagrairhe ag Dánscoil Shliabh Luachra ag tosnú ar an Satharn 25 Márta ar 11am – 1pm. Is í aidhm an chúrsa ná tuiscint ar an bhfilíocht agus taitneamh níos fear a bhaint aisti. Cuid… Read more…

Government’s Blind Eye to People in Need of Cataract Surgery – Deputy Michael Healy Rae

Government’s Blind Eye to People in Need of Cataract Surgery – Deputy Michael Healy Rae

Cataract waiting lists continue to grow as the Government is accused of turning a blind eye to people in need – so claims Deputy Michael Healy Rae based on information he received from a Dáil Éireann question he put to Minister for Health Steven Donnelly. “Despite the promise of more money and better policy making… Read more…

Nicole and Kate Vie for County U-14 Title and Unite for Munster Badminton Silver

Nicole and Kate Vie for County U-14 Title and Unite for Munster Badminton Silver

The Kerry Juvenile Singles Badminton Championships were held in Killarney at the end of last month. Kate Harmon of Castleisland’s Kingdom Badminton Club took silver in the U-14 category being pipped in a very close game by Nicole Vesko of Listowel. Both girls competed last weekend in Waterford in the Munster Juvenile inter-county team event… Read more…

Scoil Íde Curranes National School and the Peace Proms Experience

Scoil Íde Curranes National School and the Peace Proms Experience

Teachers and pupils from Scoil Íde, Curranes National School recently experienced the thrill of taking part in the amazing Peace Proms in the impressive University of Limerick Sports Arena. Under the baton of the inspirational conductor, Greg Beardsell, the idea grew from the 1995 established Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. Peace Proms is for all… Read more…

Mary Lou McDonald to Address Ballyseedy Massacre Centenary Commemoration

Mary Lou McDonald to Address Ballyseedy Massacre Centenary Commemoration

Announcing details of its commemoration to mark the 100 anniversary of the Ballyseedy Massacre, which took place on March 7th 1923, Sinn Féin Kerry has said that party president Mary Lou McDonald, TD will deliver the main address on Sunday, March 5th at 12 noon at the famous monument.  This year marks 100 years since… Read more…

Another Hectic Week for the Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club

Another Hectic Week for the Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club

Congrats to St. Pats Everyone at Castleisland Desmonds GAA club would like to say a massive congratulations to St. Pat’s secondary school senior football team on their Corn Sheain Ui Mhurchu, U-19 Munster championship victory. By David Nelligan, PRO Pats were victorious over Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai in the final on a 2-12 to 0-06 scoreline.  Huge… Read more…

Dipping into a Deeper Well at Handed Down in Scart Tonight

Dipping into a Deeper Well at Handed Down in Scart Tonight

With weather woes and the curse of world-wide ailments hopefully behind us by now, attentions can turn to entertainment of various kinds in local venues. Tonight. February 18th at 8pm in Scartaglen, as part of the Handed Down programme of events, RTÉ Radio 1 will renew its long and lengthening links with the Sliabh Luachra… Read more…

Kerry Drama Festival Opens on March 3rd at the Ivy Leaf

Kerry Drama Festival Opens on March 3rd at the Ivy Leaf

There’s a lot of uisce imithe faoin droichead since the Kerry Drama Festival was resuscitated at the Ivy Leaf Art Centre here in Castleisland in March 1988. Sadly, also, there are many people who were central to the running of the event down through all those years gone to their eternal reward. Island Players founder… Read more…

A Night with Tom Keneally – Booker Prize Winner and Schindler’s List Author

A Night with Tom Keneally – Booker Prize Winner and Schindler’s List Author

Members of Castleisland District Heritage (CDH) have organised what they labelled: ‘A Night with Tom Keneally’ at the River Island Hotel on Friday, February 24th at 8pm. Admission €20. Tom Keneally is the prolific, Australian author who visited Castleisland on this day last week on a fact finding mission for a book he’s planning. On… Read more…

Minister Ryan Should Put his Hand in his Own Pocket to Solve Road Crisis – Michael Healy Rae

Minister Ryan Should Put his Hand in his Own Pocket to Solve Road Crisis – Michael Healy Rae

Deputy Michael Healy Rae TD has called on Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to put his hand into the pocket of his own department and help support the Department of Rural Affairs which is unable to provide financial support for some 673 remaining Local Improvement Schemes (LIS) in Kerry. Under LIS, funding can be provided to… Read more…

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