To the people of Castleisland he was Garda Jim Lordan, to his parents and seven siblings in Cork he was Jimmy, to his wife Kathleen he was Jim and to his 11 children he was Daddy. By Garda Michelle Lordan James ‘Jim’ Lordan served as a Garda in Castleisland for 29 years and for 35…
While the state funeral of Detective Garda Colm Horkan was being held from mid-day today in St James’ Church in Charlestown, Co Mayo his Garda colleagues around the country stood in respect and silence. In Castleisland, present and retired members of the force were joined – at a distance – by local people and elected…
Gardai discovered what is believed to be heroin with an estimated street value of €3,000 in a raid in Castleisland last night. Two men have been arrested and a cache of a substance thought to be heroin estimated to be worth €3,000 was seized from a car on the Cordal Road in Castleisland on Sunday…
Cara Credit Union official, Aisling O’Connor lost her engagement and wedding bands over two years ago on Fenit beach. “Presuming they were lost and gone forever she got the shock of her life when our colleague Kate Walsh from Cordal rang her on Thursday night to say the kind folks in An Garda Síochána –…
Galway author, Colm Wallace has written a book entitled The Fallen and it tells the story of twenty one Gardaí killed in the line of duty during the lifetime of the Irish Free State. One of the stories included in the book is that of Sergeant James Woods, who was shot dead in Scartaglen in…
Gardai here in Castleisland confirmed today that an investigation has been launched into how last night’s fire on the western face of the Ivy Leaf Art Centre was started. Locals, convinced that the fire was deliberately started on the ivy clad wall and belfry, condemned the act as that of wanton vandalism. Quell the Blaze…
There was a busy and highly visible Garda presence on the roads in and around Castleisland over the weekend. On Holy Thursday and Good Friday nights a marked Garda car was positioned in various parts of the town and surrounds on breath sampling and vehicle checking duties. However, for the second weekend in only a…
The Kerry Garda Division will hold a National Property Recovered Day at Castleisland Garda Station from 10am to 4pm on Thursday, September 22nd 2016. The event will provide an opportunity for members of the public and rightful owners of property to be reunited with items which may have been lost or stolen from them. Cache of…
Gardaí in Castleisland are questioning locals after a string of businesses in the town have been hit with a rash of fake €50 notes. Warnings have been sent out to businesses and traders in the area to be aware of this latest outbreak of fake notes – a plague which has hit the area from…
Gardaí in Castleisland are investigating an outbreak of vandalism at the local Pitch and Putt club on Saturday night. Several greens on the manicured course were rendered unplayable after the outbreak which was carried out late on Saturday night or early this morning. Club members are confident that the culprits will be caught as several…
