Kerry Mental Health Association (KMHA) Castleisland District Branch members wish to thank the community for its contribution to their recent annual church gate collection. The collection raised €1,395. The branch covers Castleisland, Cordal, Scartaglin, Knocknagoshel, Ballymacelligot and Clogher, Currow and Currans. Second Chance on Main Street The branch also raises funds through its charity shop,…
Regardless of the 19-0 win by the touring women’s Barbarian Rugby Team over Munster at Thomond Park last night, three local women made their own pieces of history. The Munster team was captained by Currow’s Siobhán Fleming – ‘Flaming’ to her friends. Siobhán was joined on the team by Irish and Munster teams member and…
Breda McGaley was part of the recent Carrauntoohil Climb on Saturday August 5th as part of a fundraiser for the Ray of Sunshine Foundation. Hannah Curtin, Charlie Farrelly, Martina O’Mahony and Willie Reidy are travelling to Kenya early next spring. Breda is a keen photographer and a founder member of the Castleisland Camera Club –…
Seeing Red is becoming more and more of a Currow thing in recent and not so recent times. The village school became a Red Sea for the day on Friday as management, pupils and teachers celebrated Siobhán Fleming’s latest in a long line of rugby associated accolades. The sea of normality and tranquility there was…
It may be a tenuous enough link but Kerry’s and Ireland’s latest rugby superstar, Ultan Dillane graced the grounds at An Riocht Athletic Club here in Castleisland on many an occasion on his way to where he is this morning. Where is he this morning? Well, he got ‘the start’ on the Irish rugby team…
It used to be unethical, bad mannered and often downright dangerous to announce, mutter or even let slip a lady’s age. Now, baloons, banners and bunting shamelessly scream it from all corners of the party room and from Facebook pages. So, Joanne Walmsley celebrated her …….. – there I just can’t do it. Look at…
The Irish Women’s Rugby team registered another win in the course of their onward march at the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup on the Castleisland side of Paris on Saturday. Their 40 points to 5 victory over Kazakhstan means that they will now face England on Wednesday evening at 5pm (our time) for a place…
The late Mike Kenny and myself indulged in a bit of a fantasy one fine day of a rugby test between Ireland and the All-Blacks. In the daze before Google we decided we’d make up our own words for the New Zealanders’ spine tingling ditty The Haka. I’ll chop you – I’ll eat you –…
We were all delighted with the news in early July that Castleisland native, Sharon Lynch had been called up to the Irish squad for the Women’s Rugby World Cup which kicked off in France today. Irish Women’s Rugby head coach, Philip Doyle gave the Dublin domiciled Sharon the nod to join Currow’s Siobhán Fleming in…
A wonderful bit of breaking news on the sporting front informs us that Castleisland native, Sharon Lynch has been called up to the Irish squad for the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup in France by head coach Philip Doyle. There, the Dublin domiciled Sharon will join Currow’s trail blazer and the highly honoured, Siobhán Fleming…
