Margaret Naughton is from Killorglin, Co Kerry and she works as a healthcare chaplain in the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee and as a lecturer at Hibernia College, Dublin. She studied English, History and Theology at University College Cork and IT Tallaght and is currently a PhD researcher in Theology and Religious Studies at Mary…
Congratulations to Catherine Horan of Castleisland Hospice fundraising branch. Catherine was recognised as a Hospice Hero at a special presentation in the Palliative Care Unit in University Hospital Kerry on Thursday night. Is Catherine a Hospice Hero or a Hospice Heroine – either way the distinguished honour applies. A Founding Member Catherine is a founding…
This coming Sunday, May 26th. the Castleisland fundraising branch of the Kerry Hospice Foundation, in association with the Con Houlihan weekend, will host the Bois Goetre-Hen Male Choir. They will be joined by the choir from Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland under the direction of their music teacher Ailish Walsh and also by the Castleisland Parish Choir.…
Castleisland fundraising branch of the Kerry Hospice Foundation, in association with the Con Houlihan weekend, will host the Bois Goetre – Hen Male Choir on Sunday May 26th. 10th Anniversary Tour The choir, which was formed in 2009, hail from Bridgend, South Wales and this visit is part of their 10th anniversary tour of Ireland.…
A single, kind hearted addition to an already successful, annual event gave it the social outing status it deserved and maybe needed. Castleisland Hospice Foundation’s annual Good Friday morning walk was founded away back in 1999 and it was a success from then. Now it has the addition of Nana Bea’s Cafe providing post walk…
As promised by ‘the bucket crew’ from Castleisland RFC the Palliative Care Unit of the Kerry Hospice Foundation was the beneficiary of its half of the innovative ‘Split The Bucket Draw’ on its first event of 2019. The presentation of the cheque was made last week by club representative, Denis Cronin to Jack Shanahan, Chairman…
Johnnie Roche is delighted to report that his memoir, Born for Hardship is ‘flying off the shelves’ in Castleisland at Jackie Reidy’s Menswear; Garveys SuperValu; Phil Horan’s Flling Station and also at the Castleisland Co-Op Mart Restuarant. The book, which was launched to a full house at the River Island Hotel on January 12th is…
Day Care Centre Funding Success – Cllr. O’Connell Castleisland Day Care Centre was successful in securing funding under a grant scheme provided from central government under Minister Michael Ring’s Department of Rural and Community Development – according to Cllr. Bobby O’Connell. The centre received €5,000 for an upgrade to its laundry facilities and €1,000 for…
The Palliative Care Unit of the Kerry Hospice Foundation will be the beneficiary of Castleisland Rugby Club’s half of the innovative ‘Split The Bucket Draw’ on its first event of 2019 which will take place on this Friday night, January 4th. The draw will be held in The Half Way Bar in Ballymacelligott. Pushing for…
Renee McCarthy and friends are arranging A Floral Demonstration by Kathleen Reidy for the River Island Hotel at 7.30pm on December 4th. Tickets €5 available on the door on the night. Kathleen, a native of Ballyduff, North Kerry and living in Camp, Castleisland is a multi award winning florist/flower arranger. Féile Na mBlath She holds…
