The organising committee behind Castleisland Horse and Pony Races claim that it’s the oldest race meeting in the country and is now in its 159th year. There probably isn’t a road in this area which hasn’t hosted the ‘Castleisland Races’ in one of its fields down through all those years. Settled in Powell’s Settled in…
Castleisland Race Committee has been forced to put back its June Bank Holiday meeting to Sunday June 10th. “This follows the changed Kerry v Clare Munster Senior Football Semi-final which is now being played on the bank holiday weekend,” said PRO,Pat Hartnett by way of explanation. Humphrey Murphy Road Race on June 8th The Humphrey…
A few weeks ago a total of seven volunteers from Kerry headed to Kenya with the Ray of Sunshine Foundation. Five of those were from Castleisland and its hinterland: Willie Reidy, Charlie Farrelly, Martina O’Mahony, Hannah Curtin and Rachel Flood. They were joined by Tralee colleagues, Robert O’Mahony and Mark Greer. Here, Martina O’Mahony shares…
Castleisland Races Committee Chairman, Charlie Farrelly has opened the inbox for charities to apply for the takings of the 2018 races and associated events. The committee’s annual general meeting will be held at Tom McCarthy’s Bar on Saturday, February 3rd at 8:30pm. Get Applications In Interested charities are advised to get their applications in writing…
A high level fundraising effort was unveiled last February by four local volunteers bound for Africa on a mission of mercy. It was a very high level effort as the missioners and their supporters climbed Carrantouhill on the first event of the campaign on the Saturday of August 5th. Four Now Five The four has…
A call is going out for tractors and roadworthy, vintage cars and motorbikes of all kinds to take part in an annual run for charity. The sixth annual Paudie Fitzmaurice Memorial Tractor and Vintage Run will be held on Sunday, September 10th 2017. The Black Banks The cavalcade will set out starting at Cordal GAA…
Breda McGaley was part of the recent Carrauntoohil Climb on Saturday August 5th as part of a fundraiser for the Ray of Sunshine Foundation. Hannah Curtin, Charlie Farrelly, Martina O’Mahony and Willie Reidy are travelling to Kenya early next spring. Breda is a keen photographer and a founder member of the Castleisland Camera Club –…
A huge fundraising effort was unveiled in Castleisland in February of this year to help send four local volunteers on a mission of mercy to Kenya. They are going to work on a Ray of Sunshine Foundation project to improve the lives of abused and deprived children in that area of Eastern Africa. Now three…
Castleisland Festival and Race Committee presented cheques to nominated charities on Friday night in Tom McCarthy’s Bar. This year €8,086 was raised and presented to the charities and organisations as follows: Glebe Lodge Residential Centre received €955 from the Humphrey Murphy Memorial 5k and 10k Road Race / Fun Run. Drive-In-Bingo Gaelscoil Aogáin received €1,205…
Unveiling of the Tom Wrenn Memorial Stand Saturday, June 24th was a poignant evening for the club as the community and its friends gathered together in Cordal’s blue and gold abode to pay a lasting tribute in the memory of Tom Wrenn, former Cordal GAA Club chairman, church sacristan and an upstanding member of the…
