The event managers at Scoil Muire Gan Smál and Castleisland Desmonds Ladies GAA Club are dancing again this year. And they’re delighted to announce the return of their giant / joint Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser for a third year. The club will use the money towards its ongoing running costs and the school intends using…
I couldn’t help thinking that the building in which the 2016 batch of Strictly Come Dancers honed their finale-night steps on Thursday evening was funded by the very similar, artistic endeavours of the parents and grand-parents of many of them. The Tops-of-the-Town variety show was the fundraiser of choice at the time Castleisland Community Centre…
“May is not only the beginning of summer for the children of the after-school in Muire Gan Smal – it is also the time we get working on our entries for the Kingdom County Fair,” facility manager Kathleen Brosnan revealed. “The theme for the group entry was a picture or collage made completely of…
The Castleisland Presentation Convent Muire Gan Smál Band which played to welcome Minister for Industry and Commerce, Albert Reynolds, TD when his helicopter touched down on the mart yard in November 1988. Included are Sr. Albert, Celie Regan, Marie O’Connor and Bernadette Leahy ©Photograph: John Reidy 15-11-1988 It would be a massive undertaking now to…
A photograph from Muire Gan Smál of their girls who competed in the county finals of the Cumann na mBunscol Football Skills competition on Thursday in Fitzgerald Stadium. Gemma Kearney’s (centre) win in the individual football skills category has been hailed at the school as a fantastic achievement. The team of: Gemma Kearney, Emma O’Regan…
Over 200 runners, walkers and buggy-pushers alike turned up on a bright, sunny March morning to enjoy the Muire Gan Smál Presentation Primary fundraising 5k Fun Run/Walk on Sunday. There was a great display of community spirit amongst the mix of athletes, local business people, families and friends. The children excitedly got ready to show…
There was great excitement amongst the children at Muire Gan Smál Presentation Primary School, here following the arrival of World Champion athlete John Lenihan. John, a local legend, was on hand to launch the school’s second annual 5K Fun Run/Walk along with members of the Fun Run committee, parents’ association, staff and pupils. The parents’…
