Currow Rural Development members are currently making last minute preparations for a vintage / family fun day scheduled to be held in the village on Sunday, July 2nd. “The day kicks off with a duck race at 12.30pm with further races throughout the afternoon and each race will involve 150 ducks,” according the event…
In the ninth of our featured photographers from Castleisland Camera Club we publish the work of Mairead O’Keeffe from Currow. Mairead joined the club in March, 2017 and she has had an interest in…
Local poet Jimmy Cullinane arrived at Hughes’ Bar, Cordal at 1.10pm on Saturday, only to be greeted by five visitors from West Cork, Clare and Sligo! Referring to the launch of The Hillside Scribbler, these supporters said they ‘wouldn’t miss it’ and were delighted to have travelled down for the long anticipated book launch which…
This is the seventh week of our featured photographers from Castleisland Camera Club and this week it’s the turn of club member, Sheila Hanrahan. The following is Sheila’s account of her history of involvement with photography and with the club. “In a nutshell, I always loved photography and was overjoyed when it was announced there…
Castleisland Camera Club will hold the first of what its members plan to become an annual general meeting this week. The meeting will take place on this Thursday night January 11th at 7.30pm in the NEWKD office at the Crageens. ‘See What We’re About’ “New members are very welcome and we would encourage anyone with…
Castleisland Camera Club held an historic first exhibition and sale of work at the even more historic J.K. O’Connor’s or The market House on Saturday morning to early afternoon. The club, which was former only in the spring of this year, has made great leaps of progress since. And, if the show and sale is…
Castleisland Camera Club will hold a charity coffee morning and photographic exhibition on Saturday, November 18th. from 11am to 2pm in J.K. O’Connor’s. “Tea/coffee will be served while people are treated to a display of some of the photos which will be available to purchase on the day also,’ said club PRO, Breda McGaley. Raffle…
Out of a need for such a club or support group in the general area, a cabal of local, keen photographers from this and surrounding parishes got together last month and from this emerged Castleisland Camera Club. Now, the club is about to hold its third meeting tonight, Thursday, April 20th at 8:15pm. The previous…
