In response to the Castleisland Tidy Towns appeal we carried in The Maine Valley Post yesterday on the issue of postering in the run up to the May 24th election, Charlie Farrelly has put a call out to his fellow candidates. Respect the Wishes “I…
Charlie Farrelly Announces Local Election Candidature on Facebook
With just a five month run in now to the May 2019 European and local elections it’s make-your-mind-up time for candidates and indeed coming up to that for the voters. Most Interesting in Years May’s local…
Jackie Healy-Rae Jnr – A Castleisland Local Elections Area Candidate
With the 2019 Local and European Elections fast approaching, parties are finalising their candidates to fight those elections and, inevitably now, the Healy Raes are in the hunt here. Following on from Boundary Commissions most recent report, it has put forward the recommendation that for the upcoming 2019 Local Elections there will be now six…
Charlie Welcomes Grant News for Castleisland Projects
Charlie Farrelly is the only elected area representative on the Kerry County Council’s Local Action Group (LAG) – the approval body for the Leader funding programme. As such he has welcomed and made us aware of two broad brush strokes of good news for the Castleisland area. Floodlighting and Fencing Funds “I would like to…
Charlie Seeking the Source of Data Breach to Insurance Company
Co. Cavan native and Castleisland resident, Charlie Farrelly is investigating the leaking of his private data to a Dublin based insurance company. He has established from a representative of the IPB Insurance company that his name and address was supplied to them by a person in a Kerry County Council office and he feels that…
New Cordal Community Council Formed
A meeting was held in Cordal Community Centre recently to establish a new community council for the area. The aim of the council is to help encourage development in Cordal to benefit all the community. Bringing Work to Fruition Cordal Community Council will focus on applying for grants so that necessary work that has been…
Races Charity Presentation 2018 Worth €7,680 to Local Causes
Castleisland Race Committee had great pleasure in presenting cheques to the various beneficiaries of the proceeds of the fund-raising associated with the recent race festival. Local Charities Benefit First up was Castleisland and District Social Club which received €500 toward its Christmas party for the elderly. Scoil Muire Gan Smal received €2,080 as a result…
Gold and Silver Moments at Charity Cheque Presentations
There were gold and silver moments at last night’s charity cheque presentations by Castleisland Races Committee at Tom McCarthy’s Central Bar. Members of the Kerry Stars Special Olympics team and mentors were guests of the committee and were also recipients of a cheque for €2,000 from the proceeds of the town’s recent racing festival. Golds…
Races Committee Say ‘Thank You’ to Bingo Players and Supporters
Castleisland Race Committee would like to thank all who supported the drive-in bingo on Sunday. It was the final part of the races festival and there were some local winners here also. All profits from the day will go to Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál. Races Went Like Clockwork “On the previous weekend, the 158th race…
Castleisland’s Gets Massive Local Electoral Area in Boundary Changes
County Kerry – An Overview From a Castleisland point of view the big and welcome change recommended by the 2018 report of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee is that Castleisland is to return to the Tralee Municipal District. As a Local Electoral Area the town will be at the centre of a huge expanse…
