The late Sliabh Luachra fiddle player and music teacher, Paddy Jones, of Knightsmountain, Knocknagoshel and late of Kilcusnan, Castleisland got a send-off worthy of the contribution he made to the music of his locality as his remains left Castleisland this morning. It wasn’t the first time that the highly accomplished musician drew a crowd around…
St. Mary’s secured a place in the quarterfinal of the U-18 women’s national cup at the weekend. The Castleisland side went unbeaten throughout the qualifying tournament registering huge scores in all games. By: Liz Galwey, PRO There are 13 players on the squad and according to coach Liam Culloty they all contributed at different stages…
St. Mary’s Basketball Club was one of the recipients of the 2018 Kerry County Council Community Support Fund. By Liz Galwey, PRO The funding was used by the club to purchase gear which will be worn by the U-18 squad when they travel to Dublin in early November for the first round of the National Cup.…
We’ve been keeping you up to date on the exploits of the Castleisland Community College Water Warriors over the most of the past year. They’re the ones who, under the guidance of teacher, Doreen Killington, have been cleaning up and surveying the health of the local River Maine. They’ve been taking drinks cans from the…
In the continuing parade of victorious basketball teams over the years, one will stand out in the memories of the party which flew to Spain last month to compete in a long established tournament there. Even though weeks have passed since, there is still a feeling of ‘Did we really do That’ about the magic…
St. Mary’s Basketball Club’s U-16 girls made the long journey last week to Malgrat de Mar in Barcelona to take part in the 32nd annual Tomas Sola tournament. They also made history by winning it – and the first ever international title for the club in its many illustrious years in existence. Report by Liz…
St. Mary’s Basketball Club will hold its annual church gate collection at all masses over this Easter weekend. U-16 Girls off to Sunny Spain Meanwhile, the club’s U-16 girls and coaches, Aoife Nolan and Conor Brosnan are bound for the Mediterranean coast of Spain to represent the club in a long running tournament there. By…
