A piece of lock-down time writing, that was never intended going any further than the author’s dressing table drawer, has taken on a life of its own and has already been staged in Knocknagoshel and will do likewise at the Gap of Dunloe next week. “During Covid I wrote a story about a woman from…
The date of this year’s All-Ireland Senior Football Final on September 1st has once again called on the organisers of the Castleisland Day Care Centre Cycle to change their date for the annual event. Papal Visit and Football Last year due to the Papal visit the G.A.A. rescheduled the football final to the first Sunday…
Castleisland Day Care Centre in conjunction with Currow Cycling Club have issued a call here in July for cyclists to take part in their 12th annual fundraising spin. Since it was founded back in September 2007, the Castleisland Day Care Centre Cycle has always been linked to the All-Ireland hurling final Sunday. Pope Francis Visit…
Eileen Murphy has been with Castleisland Day Care Centre as secretary since its opening in 2002. She has seen the development of the centre and the intake of clients growing beyond expectations in that time and has kept an immaculate record of the day-to-day business of the centre during her tenure there. Thriving Centre Eileen…
The recently formed Castle of the Island Society held a launch at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland on Friday, June 2nd. This launch was held in order to promote the society which aspires to make a documentary about the history of Castleisland Castle this coming summer. A number of short videos outlining the contents…
The River Island Hotel will be the venue on Friday night, June 2nd at 8:45pm for the launch of a Castleisland Castle Promotional Video project. Castleisland Castle was known in medieval times as ‘the Castle of the Island’ and t was described at the end of the 16th century as ‘A high monstrous castle, built…
Castleisland based singer and entertainer, Pat Cassidy set himself a challenge after his brother and sister died of cancer. The Omagh, Co. Tyrone native wished to put his considerable talents to use by raising funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Pat’s novel idea of singing 100 of his favourite songs went down a treat…
