The draw for the Castleisland Desmonds Ladies Gaelic Football Club Christmas Raffle was held on an evening just before Christmas and there were 67 prizes and an equal number of winners announced. The raffle ticket sales, which began back in September, was anchored and conducted by Mary Geaney at her family premises at No. 65…
Castleisland Desmonds 4-17 Austin Stacks 2-3. Desmonds ladies travelled to Tralee on a lovely autumn morning last Sunday where they played Stacks in their first game of this year’s Randles Brothers County Intermediate Championship. By Gerdie Murphy The visiting team rushed into the lead with some excellent scores from the boots of Lorraine Scanlon…
On Friday, Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland held a virtual celebration to acknowledge the achievement of the school’s U-15 girls basketball team. The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc with the team’s plans to compete at an international level. However, on this occasion team members: Orlaith O’Connor, Doireann O’Sullivan, Blathnaid Casey, Muireann Walsh, Rebecca Reidy, Ciara Cronin, Clodagh…
Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football Association is literally going to the dogs. On the 25th of May both club and county have joined forces to create a unique fundraiser at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium for the betterment of ladies football in Kerry. Vincent Murphy Sports as Sponsor Meanwhile, Kerry LGFA welcomed Vincent Murphy Sports, Killarney…
St. Mary’s U-14 girls contested the All Ireland ‘A’ Club Championships at the weekend. They had a loss in their first game against Limerck Celtics by just four points. By Liz Galwey, PRO But they went on to have wins over KUBS and Fr. Matthews in the next two games to secure a place in…
As part of Presentation Castleisland’s literacy initiative Literacy Week was celebrated from 4th – 8th March. Several events were organised to promote proficiency in reading and writing within the school. By: Joan Mc Elligott and Noreen O’Shea Several events were organised to promote proficiency in reading and writing within the school. Visiting Author Presenting and…
Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland showcased ‘Annie – The Musical’ on two successive nights in St. John’s Hall recently. By Katie O’Reilly The show was the result of three months of practise and dedication by the students. Ailish O’Connor, the school’s music teacher and choir master held auditions in September shortly after the summer holidays and…
Presentation Castleisland girls pitted their Gaelic football skills against Presentation Killarney in the Presentation Schools’ Ladies Gaelic Football Shield Final. By: Karen O’Connor A new initiative aimed at first year students, the final was played on Monday in Dr. Crokes GAA grounds in Lewis Road, Killarney “Our students successfully secured the silverware on offer with…
The age old ritual of basketball teams returning to Castleisland in triumph opened a brand new chapter on Sunday evening. This time because the St. Mary’s U-14 Girls came home with the All Ireland ‘A’ Club Championship title. Then, following a well set pattern, cup bearing, medal wearing champions are paraded up and down Main…
