A bus has been arranged by fans of the late Charleville entertainer, Johnny Barrett to his native town on Sunday July 22nd. There and then a plaque will be unveiled to the memory of the singer / musician who played many dates in Kerry during a long career. Bus Leaving Castleisland Scartaglin native, Castlemaine resident,…
Crowds from throughout the county are complimenting some great theatre all this week at the Kerry Drama Festival at Castleisland’s Ivy Leaf Art Centre. The nine-night long event got off to a flying start on Friday evening as festival director, Jerome Stack with adjudicator, Brendan Murray and guest Kevin O’Shea took to the stage. Three…
The 2016 An Post Rás route was revealed at the GPO on Wednesday, February 17th and it looks certain to provide a challenging test. Stage Three, from Charleville will, in its course, pass through Castleisland on its way to a Dingle finish. The last RÁS to come within the town limits was in 2014 –…
