The next time you’re in Powell’s Road on Castleisland Races day, pay slightly closer attention to the jockies you’ll see milling around the parade ring and going all out from the final bend. Dingle’s now famous jockey, Jack Kennedy has plied his trade around Mossie Brosnan’s field – though it may have been Geaney’s at…
Cordal Community Council will hold a public meeting on this Friday evening, March 15th at 7:30pm. The organisers hope that the meeting, which will be held at the local community centre, will be attended by elected members of Kerry County Council. I’m sure they won’t turn away aspiring politicians either as it’s the future they’re…
While calling on the huge body of support from this and neighboring parishes the Castleisland St.Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has announced that international race walker, and Castleisland native, Pat Murphy will be Grand Marshall and will lead the town’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17th from 1pm. On advice from the local garda station…
I was part of a small group which was quizzed in a pub one night – but it wasn’t in the course of a conventional pub quiz. A couple of us were talking about sweets and bars and gobstoppers and the like – things that were no longer to be found in the shops. A…
The next meeting of the Killarney Municipal District will be held at the Town Hall in Killarney on this Wednesday, March 6th at 10am. Of the almost 80 questions being put down by councillors, only one pertains to Castleisland and that’s by Cllr. Bobby O’Connell. Footbridge on Barrack Street Under the heading: Operations, Safety and…
Many tables were turned on Thade O’Donoghue at his retirement party at Hughes’ Bar in Cordal on Saturday night. Thade stepped down as care-taker of the local community centre and everything that moved in and around it. The many people for whom he was there in the course of his tenure at the centre, were…
Following the most recent meeting of the St Patricks Day Parade Committee and local Gardaí the following details were announced. By Pat Hartnett, Committee PRO Thanks to the Castleisland Co-Op Mart Committee the parade will assemble in the mart yard again this year after last year’s successful experiment. Please note that a one-way system will…
“Having consulted with family, friends, supporters and members of the general public I have decided that during my election campaign in the Castleisland Electoral Area I will not be erecting any election posters. This decision is based on keeping Kerry clean and environmentally friendly.” “That’s a statement of intent from Charlie Farrelly, independent candidate in…
The annual general meeting of Castleisland Race Committee was held last week. The following officers were elected: Presidents: Vincent Murphy, Jim Lordan and Jimmy Kearney. Chairman: Charlie Farrelly; Vice Chairman, Ted Kenny; Secretary, Kay Reidy; Assistant Secretary, Martina O’Mahony; Public Relations Officer, Pat Hartnett; Treasurers: Ronan Burke and John Ryan. Executive Committee Executive committee members:…
Castleisland Special Olympics athlete Gary O’Sullivan will fly out to Abu Dhabi in early March as part of the Irish team participating in the Special Olmpics World Games. At least two fundraising events have been mentioned in recent days to support Gary’s involvement in the world games. One of these events has been hardened up…
