The third annual Christmas Tree of Remembrance at Nana Bea’s Cafe in Castleisland will be celebrated with mass tomorrow, Saturday, January 11th at 3pm. The tree has been a beacon of light and a valued source of funding for the Kerry Health Link Bus over the past few years. Named Ribbons Added to Tree “We…
Alison McGaley’s charity album launch on Friday night was declared an outstanding success by the singer herself. Her claim can be backed up by the fact that she raised €5,000 for her chosen charity from the sales on the night alone. Thrilled with Support “I was thrilled with the huge support I got from the…
Local business woman Caroline McCarthy is appealing to this and the wider community for sponsorship for a good cause. Caroline works under the umbrella of a global health and wellness company called Forever Living, retailing natural Aloe Vera products. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and with this in mind Caroline has decided to put…
In celebrating his second chance at life, Castleisland man, Noel O’Connor pledged to help fund the work of the people who brought him back from the brink. Noel lost a lung to cancer in 1999. Before he went under the knife he made a pact with his Maker that he would get actively involved in…
Altruism is now rural Ireland’s only thriving industry. It’s not official – nor will it ever be made so. That would be an embarrassment to those who should be providing funds for the services which the altruistic prop up on an ongoing basis. Me and my equals from the various media outlets in rural Ireland…
Castleisland Vintage Run organiser, Noel O’Connor had a close call in 1999. He lost a lung to cancer that year through his chronic addiction to cigarette smoking from his teenage years. However, he survived to tell his story and to fulfill a promise he made while on the flat of his back in hospital. Since…
The just ten-years-old Hughes’ Bar in Cordal and its much more recently formed Noisy Neighbours Movember Fundraising group have already raised over €34,000 for the Movember Men’s Cancer awareness movement. They began in 2011and the momentum has been growing with every passing year. Seán and Moira Hughes have hosted the fundraiser in Cordal’s first and…
The organisers of this year’s Knocknagoshel Pattern Rose Contest extend their congratulations to Rebecca Stryker their 2015 winner and their thanks to all the other contestants who entered on the night. The contests was a stand-alone event this year and was in danger of being consigned to history as the list of Pattern activities mounted.…
On a Movember night at Hughes’s Bar in the heart of Cordal, a group of locals will give up their oul moustache hair for the cause of men’s health awareness issues. They had a pre-cut-throat meeting with Castleisland based barber, Eoin Brennan and hairdresser, Catheriona O’Connell at Hughes last week and all were declared fit…
Cheques with a combined value of just over €1,600 were presented to two worthy charities in Knocknagoshel recently. One of the sums was for €786.00 and it was presented to Pieta House Castleisland from the Knocknagoshel Women’s Group as part of the proceeds of the Carmel Linehan Memorial Walk 2013. Cora O’Brien accepted the donation…
