The tenure of Castleisland Community Garden at its site in The Crageens has run its course. Castleisland Co-Op Mart bought the site from the Presentation Order almost a year ago and allowed the gardeners a grace period until the end of 2021 to harvest whatever crops they had set in the spring of the year.…
Castleisland Community College received the 2021 Tidy Towns Sustainable Development Goals Youth Award. This is a special award which recognises communities for their significant efforts to increase awareness and engagement on the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. It was granted to the school for the outstanding effort made by the students to…
The sign which has been erected recently at the entrance to the Castleisland Community Garden was designed and made by five Transition Year students from Castleisland Community College under the guidance of their engineering teacher Jacinta Buckley. Ms. Buckley and the students set out to create a sign that blended with the nature of its…
RTÉ Radio reporter, Freda McGough used to do a fascinating gardening programme called Planting Passions on Radio One some few years ago. I haven’t heard it for a while but it made great radio and convinced the listener of the real and true magic of the medium. Collecting, Planning and Planting Freda spoke to people…
Kerry Group in partnership with North, East and West Kerry Development presented the July 2018 Community Vibrancy Certificate to the Castleisland Community Garden on Monday morning. The award was presented in recognition of its valuable contribution to the community vibrancy of the Castleisland area. Its role in Social Supports; Leadership in Community, Environment and Rural…
Castleisland Gardaí are investigating a vicious and very personalised attack on several planted areas in the local community garden overnight. CCTV footage from cameras in the area is also being examined for clues. Attack Discovered The attack was discovered by gardeners this morning and the plot owner arrived to find his produce in several areas…
Kerry Mental Health Association (KMHA) Castleisland District Branch members wish to thank the community for its contribution to their recent annual church gate collection. The collection raised €1,395. The branch covers Castleisland, Cordal, Scartaglin, Knocknagoshel, Ballymacelligot and Clogher, Currow and Currans. Second Chance on Main Street The branch also raises funds through its charity shop,…
Did you ever notice how many ancient gardening quotes or sayings have become daily adages for the vagaries of life itself. You have: Led up the garden path; What you sow you reap; The apple didn’t fall far from the tree …. and so on. And quotes from those who know / knew their gardening…
In the spring of 2013 funds were raised to get a Castleisland Community Garden idea off the ground – appropriately enough. A piece of land was rented for a nominal sum from the Presentation Sisters and a poly-tunnel was bought and erected. Three years and a handful of months down the road, another tunnel has…
Castleisland got a total of €26,200 in grant aid under the Killarney Municipal District Community Support Fund 2016. Area mayor, Cllr. Bobby O’Connell announced the figure on Friday and said he was delighted to be in a position to deliver that amount to a variety of community, sporting and voluntary organisations during his term as…
