The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in partnership with An Garda Síochána have issued an agreed statement that its annual Good Friday Basketball Blitz Tournament has been cancelled. “It was decided with the ongoing corona virus situation to cancel this year’s KDYS / Garda Good Friday Basketball Blitz that was scheduled for April 10th,” according…
The Ivy Leaf Arts Centre, Castleisland will play host to a debate between transition year students from two local second level schools on this Wednesday morning, December 4th from 10am to 12:30pm. Student teams from St. Patrick’s Boys Secondary School and Castleisland Community College will debate the motion ‘Alcohol Causes More Harm Than Illegal Drugs…
On Friday, November 8th in the Ivy Leaf Arts Centre in Castleisland, transition year students will debate the motion: That Teen Drinking is a Serious Problem in Ireland. St. Patrick’s Boys Secondary School and Presentation Castleisland will take part in the semi-final of a debating competition organised by Castleisland Interagency Youth Forum. The competition is…
The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in partnership with An Garda Síochána is running its annual Seven-a-Side Soccer Blitz tournament on Thursday 11th of July 2019 beginning at 6pm. Astro Turf Pitch Organised by Helena Falvey, Youth Justice Worker, Key Service, KDYS and Garda Niamh Corkery, the event will be held in the Castleisland AFC…
The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in partnership with An Garda Síochána is running its annual Good Friday Basketball Blitz Tournament. Organised by Helena Falvey, KDYS and Garda Liz Twomey, the event will be held in Castleisland Community Centre. Beginning at 10am Applications are invited from teams from the Castleisland area who are interested in…
Kerry Group in partnership with North, East and West Kerry Development presented the July 2018 Community Vibrancy Certificate to the Castleisland Community Garden on Monday morning. The award was presented in recognition of its valuable contribution to the community vibrancy of the Castleisland area. Its role in Social Supports; Leadership in Community, Environment and Rural…
The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) in partnership with the Castleisland Garda Síochána ran their annual soccer tournament at Castleisland Soccer Field, Limerick Road on Thursday 28th of June. A Great Success The event was a great success, with 10 teams and around 90 players taking part. This year there were three categories: Primary School…
The Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, in partnership with An Garda Síochána, is on a recruitment drive ahead of its annual Good Friday Basketball Blitz. This will be the 10th year of the Blitz. The event will be held in Castleisland Community Centre. Applications are invited from teams from the Castleisland area interested in taking part.…
St. Joseph’s Presentation Secondary School student, Patrycja Rzucidlo won first prize at the Creative Tech Festival Design Awards 2 at Google headquarters in Dublin recently. Representing the Castleisland KDYS Centre, Patrycja’s winning entry was in the 15 plus age category. Her design was originally done for the Castleisland Interagency Youth Forum Logo competition – which…
Castleisland Youth Interagency Forum pulls no punches when reminding parents of the dangers of alcohol and teenage drinking ahead of the bank holiday weekend. In challenging teenage drinking, parents are faced with many decisions including whether they should allow their teenager to drink where they can supervise them, in a controlled environment. Research, including that…
