A retired member of An Garda Siochana, who spent the first three months of his career in Castleisland followed by three years in Farranfore, is to be the grand marshal at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Killarney. Cathal Walshe, who has devoted his whole life to voluntary community work and to helping and…
And now for something completely different. The normal, early Wednesday morning routine at the 2003 / 04 built Castleisland estate An Caisleán Mór was abruptly altered this morning as a huge force of Gardaí in 12 squad cars backed up by dog handlers and an armed response unit locked the estate down for up to…
Statutory and public bodies in Kerry are urging members of the public to be prepared for the winter months and to be ‘Winter Ready.’ The HSE, Kerry County Council and An Garda Síochána are encouraging households to make preparations for adverse weather and to ensure that neighbours reach out to older or vulnerable households at…
For close on two years now Cllr. Fionnán Fitzgerald, Fianna Fáil, has been calling for the installation of the services needed to get the ‘See Something, Say Something’ project up and running in Castleisland. Cllr. Fitzgerald claims that the system has been in operation in both Tralee and Killarney in recent years and that it…
The traffic lights on the island junction of Limerick Road and Upper Main Street got another slap of a car – a van actually – in the early hours of this morning. This particular set of lights is the most cursed of all as they have been knocked out of commission at least half…
Knockaderry and Daniel primary winners with Garda Niamh Corkery (left) Helena Falvey, KDYS and Garda Mike Dwyer. Players included are: Daniel Cronin, Darragh O’Sullivan, Jack O’Shea, Kia O’ Sullivan, Back: Padraig O’Sullivan, Oige O’Leary-Griffin, Eoin Corcoran and Jayden Foley. The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in partnership with the Castleisland Garda Síochana ran their soccer…
An inter-agency group has been established in Kerry to coordinate the response to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in the county. The group, which held its first meeting this morning, includes a wide range of statutory, community, and voluntary agencies as well as representatives of the HSE and the Department of Social Protection. Identify Needs…
Cllr. Fionnán Fitzgerald (FF) raised a motion at the recent Castleisland Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District meeting calling for a letter to be written to the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, TD on the need for a See Something Say Something Text System in Castleisland. Cllr. Fitzgerald has also expressed his gratitude for the help of…
HSE services across Cork and Kerry wish to thank members of the public for their understanding and support this week as staff rearranged services and appointments due to the weather warnings. This helped keep the entire community safe, and made sure that both staff and the public could follow the warnings to remain indoors. All…
Met Éireann has issued a Status RED weather warning for County Kerry which is effective from 6am to 9pm on Tuesday. The following details are contained in the Met Éireann advisory issued today “Storm Barra: Southwesterly winds later veering northwesterly will reach mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with severe or damaging gusts in…
