The death has occurred of Kate Kenny, nee O’Keeffe, Cahernard, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and formerly of Bawnaglanna, Currow. Peacefully at home on July 12th 2024 with her family by her side. Beloved wife of the late Frank ‘Francie.’ Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her adored family, Ted, Maureen and Margo, son-in-law Tim Healy, her…
An Ríocht AC 50/50 draw took place at Horan’s Phil-ling Station on Friday last. Last week’s winner, Catriona Horgan collected her cheque for €510 on the previous day as she was not available to attend on Friday. The winning ticket was pulled from the drum by Ewan Meyler and the lucky winners were: Attracta and…
Around the middle of last month a somewhat mysterious, home made, sign appeared on the Herbert Bridge access to the town-long spanning river walk. Like the railway line before it, this little stretch of the walk is a favourite with people on this side of the towns. You have the River Maine humming away to…
Nobody in the area seems to know who, in the locality, conferred on themselves the authority to declare closed the section of river walk from Herbert Bridge on the Killarney Road to the old railway line and onto the western front of the Cahereens West housing estate. The walk forms a loop within the whole…
The young people of the area think it’s the ‘coolest place in town’ – their elders are delighted to feel a new beat in the heart of the Latin Quarter’s oldest cluster. This was a neighbourhood of dwellings from which the music of lasts and anvils, bicycle repairs and porter barrels competed with the din…
There’s a line from the famous mid 1960s song ‘Yesterday’ by The Beatles and one with which Castleisland man Gerard ‘Gerdie’ Murphy could claim empathy – but with a positive twist. ‘I’m not half the man I used to be.’ Gerdie has been on a mission for the past 15 months to become close to…
The death has occurred of Noreen Burke Fleming, Killarney Road, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Peacefully, on June 10th 2021, surrounded by her loving family, in the wonderful care of the staff at University Hospital Kerry. Predeceased by her parents Denis and Eily, her son Donnchadh and her brother Andy. Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her…
The levels of traffic usually siphoned off from the town centre by the Castleisland Bypass will be flowing back through its old thoroughfare for a couple of days this week. The annual raft of routine maintenance on the bypass at both sides of the Knocknagore roundabout from Dooneen on the Limerick Road to Clashganniv on…
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…
The death has occurred of Breeda Brooks, née O’Donohoe, 11 Barrack Street, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Unexpectedly, at home on February 14th 2020. Predeceased by her much loved husband Terry, her parents Garda Matt and Catherine O’Donohoe and her brother Michael ‘The Master’ O’Donohoe. Sadly missed by her loving sons, Paul and Kevin, daughter-in-law Michaela, her…
