Having qualified for the first Munster final in a sport other than Basketball, is a cause for great celebration for Castleisland Community College first year boys. Maurice Casey is a tough coach to follow with his All Ireland Schools Basketball tally well into double figures. But Cillian O’Regan, centre back with Killarney Athletic and Irish…
Castleisland AFC members are excited to announce the launch of their online Bingo fundraiser. The club is teaming up with National Big Bingos to help you beat the lock-down boredom. You can win over €9,500 in cash from the comfort of your own home with the new online game. €1,000 Jackpot There is a range…
The traditional 60,000 strong roar will be missing today as the Cheltenham Racing Festival continues its run since it was founded in 1860. And because the atmospheric gatherings are missing from this festival again this year, Castleisland AFC has launched its Fantasy Cheltenham fundraiser where €750 is up for grabs to the best tipsters. No…
Castleisland AFC has launched its Fantasy Cheltenham fundraiser where €750 is up for grabs to the best tipsters. With no bookmakers or pubs opening their doors for Cheltenham this year, the fundraiser offers people a great way to have an interest in the four days of racing of the Cheltenham festival for a small cost…
Denny Premier A: Fenit 3 Castleisland AFC 4 The A team travelled to Fenit on Thursday night looking to bounce back from a bad result four days earlier. By Neil O’Sullivan, PRO The game was always going to be a true test of the character within the squad after coming off the back of a…
I was wandering away in through file-land recently and some of the negatives from one of the first batches of photographs I took with a new 35mm camera suggested themselves to me. One evening during the summer of 1981 I was heading off up Pound Road on a camera testing mission when I heard voices…
There is an old saying that ‘it takes a parish to raise a child.’ That is most true for me and many more who were fortunate to grow up in our small town over the last 50 years. By Joe Browne The first time I travelled outside the country, Georgie took me, the first time…
“I just wanted to let you know that the Castleisland AFC Committee members are offering a Home Deliveries and Assistance service to those in need during these difficult times,” that’s the opening line of another great local community initiative – this time from Castleisland AFC PRO, Neil O’Sullivan. In our Time of Need “During our…
A Kerry Girls Soccer League fundraiser will take place next Saturday, February 22nd at Castleisland FC Grounds, Tonbwee. Events will start from 10am and finish around 9pm. Flying the banner of promoting and supporting female soccer in Kerry, the programme will include some serious, on-field action involving national league senior and under-age games. For example:…
FAI Junior Cup Second Round Castleisland AFC 1-0 Newmarket Celtic, Clare The A’s pulled off what was perceived as a bit of a shock in the FAI Junior Cup on Sunday by knocking out one of Munster’s top Junior sides Newmarket Celtic. The home side went into the game as the underdogs but with a…
