The late Con Houlihan was celebrated, remembered and his most quoted quips chosen and encased in glass plaques at 14 points around Castle Island. All was revealed at the Con Houlihan Remembrance Day on Saturday. A beautiful, autumnal day allowed the full programme of events to go ahead unfettered and visitors came from all quarters…
These are heady days for Fine Gael. By the admission of its own members and ministers, the party has enjoyed a remarkable ride as the media followed its leadership debate and eventual outcome over the last couple of months. Brand new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s junior ministerial announcements today have been overshadowed by the Máire Whelan…
A new book with the gripping title: The Great Famine in Tralee and North Kerry will be launched at O’Mahony’s Bookshop, Tralee on Thursday, June 22nd at 5:30pm. The guest speaker will be Jimmy Deenihan, former Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Eyewitness Accounts With a particular focus on eyewitness accounts, the book brings…
Kerry Fine Gael TD, Brendan Griffin, has today congratulated former Minister, Jimmy Deenihan, on a long and distinguished career in service of our country. Jimmy Deenihan today announced that he will not be seeking re-election to the Dáil in the future. Decades of Service “Jimmy Deenihan has given decades of outstanding service to his county…
The committee of the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project is pleased to inform its friends and supporters that his collection is entering the world wide web. The collection, which has been described as one of Castleisland’s and Kerry’s historical treasures, is in the process of becoming available to all with an interest in the history…
A €10m small town and village renewal scheme has just been announced by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, TD. Grant aid to any qualifying town or village could go to projects such as car parking and recreational facilities. The initiative will also be followed by an action plan the…
The annual Con Curtin Traditional Music Festival, which kicked off on this Friday evening, June 24th. is now in its 16th year. A suggestion by former TD, Jimmy Deenihan back in 2001 the festival has been attracting the finest musicians from home and abroad ever since and this year won’t be any different. Each year,…
Two local and wonderfully motivated young men have come to my attention over the past couple of years. They’re both emerging, brightly coloured with opinions to match, through their involvement in politics. I’m sure I’ll see their names on ballot papers some day soon and my No.1 vote and the anguish that goes with it…
People of all parties and independents of candidature and mind have all appealed to us, the electorate, to come out today and use our hard won right to vote in fair and open elections. The candidates have done their bit – almost – and it’s now up to us. Polling stations and booths are open…
Castleisland teenager, Art O’Mahony has immersed himself in politics for the last couple of years. He chose Fine Gael as his party and has been elected chairman of Kerry Young Fine Gael. He has been out on the doorsteps with Minister Jimmy Deenihan as long ago as last October. I met Art out and about…
