During Castleisland Community College teacher, Annette Steinborn’s daily commute from her home in Tralee, she observed large numbers of women walking from the Earl of Desmond Hotel towards Tralee town. She noticed this on a daily basis and it didn’t take her long to realise that these were Ukrainian refugee women. Unused Student Bikes A…
Lee Strand has teamed up with An Riocht Athletic Club to get everyone in Kerry fit and healthy over the next six weeks. Get your family together and progress from walking to running a virtual 5k at your own pace during the May bank holiday weekend. Irish International athlete Shona Heaslip will be on hand…
Kevin Lenihan, Eamon Nolan and James McDonnell from Casteisland Community College were proud recipients of a National Garda Youth Achievement Safety Award last week. The award was presented to them at a ceremony in Portloaise. As part of their Leaving Cert Agricultural Science Project the three students were conscious of the many dangers present on…
Members of the staff and management at Muire Gan Smál Presentation Primary School declared themselves delighted at the response to their special Tuesday coffee morning. Is was a event that extended well beyond its trade description but it did the business in marking World Autism Awareness Day in the best possible way. Outpouring of Delight…
It was a case of Tús Maith 2019 at Curranes National School, Castleisland during the week when Lee Strand visited to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. Valued Financial Support John O’Sullivan, General Manager, Lee Strand congratulated Curranes NS and wish all schools the best of luck in the next…
Bags, Beanies and specially struck medals are all at the ready for Sunday morning’s annual An Ríocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler Road Race and 5k Run. Registrations will open at 9-30am in the morning ahead of the off-time at 11am. The event has grown into a very popular road race over…
Over two hundred people from across the county attended the Lee Strand / Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards 2016 in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel in Tralee on Friday, January 27th. The celebration commenced with dinner and was followed by a presentation of twenty seven awards, accompanied with an inspiring citation of each winner’s achievements. Twenty…
A reminder that the Kerry Airport / Build4Life run will take place on this Friday, October 7th at 8.30pm along the two kilometer runway under lights. The event, which is sponsored by the Garvey’s SuperValu Group, will offer participants a rare experience and opportunity. “It is hoped to raise a significant sum for this locally…
Ballymacelligott GAA Club’s inaugural Strictly Love Dancing event took place on Saturday evening at Ballygarry House Hotel. Report by Gerard Collins The event was a resounding success as our dancers provided some wonderful entertainment for the appreciative crowd present many of whom travelled long distances to attend. A number of club members put in a…
As weeks go, Rosaleen Higgins has just had one to remember. From Friday to Friday is was a case of all go for the young Castleisland business woman behind the increasingly popular cafe and shop, Nana Bea’s. On Friday week she was at An Riocht for a crack-of-dawn appointment with children from her former school,…
