The Knocknagoshel based Spike Players announced their delight this week to be back to the ‘old normal’ after a two year Covid break. They have taken and prepared the Jimmy Keary play For Better For Worse – a hilarious comedy set in rural Ireland for their local community centre stage from this weekend. “The play…
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland’s new Castleisland facility was the focus of attention for a charity Christmas lighting fundraiser by neighbours in the Cahereens West community. Joan and Siobhán Horan and family did a stand-out illumination job on their house front at No.31 and turned their postbox into a collection box and asked for donations. That…
Scriobhneoirí Sliabh Luachra Writers’ Group will launch its first collection in book form at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland on Sunday, May 24th from 2.30pm to 5.30pm. The aptly named Poets and Dreamers is a celebration of a few years of tuition and honing of craft under the experienced writer’s eye of Tommy Frank…
A personal awareness class for women will take place at Castleisland Family Resource Centre commencing on Wednesday, April 15th. The class ‘Time for me’ will be held each Wednesday from 10am to 12 noon for eight weeks. This class is aimed at helping women to build self worth, be more positive, celebrate individuality and manage…
A successful and positive family learning project has just been completed at the Castleisland Family Resource Centre. Delivered under the title ‘Story Sacks’; its aim is to foster and encourage learning within the home. A story sack is a large cloth bag containing a favourite children’s book with supporting materials. It’s developed by the parents…
