Last week’s Castleisland RFC Split the Bucket Draw winner, Patrica Kerins collected her cheque for €903 from club member, John Riordan at the Crown Bar. Draw host Thomas Mann picked out this weeks split the bucket winner, Seán Hanly, St. John of God, An Ríocht AC for a massive €1,005. “It was a great week…
The talented actors of Saint John of God Kerry Services are preparing to thread the boards of Siamsa Tíre again this year on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March 2019 at 8pm. They’ll do so in their musical production of Sister and Mary Neligan of the Castleisland centre is taking on the title role. Talent…
An Ríocht Athletic Club President, Denis Brosnan requests the pleasure of your company at the club grounds on Christmas morning for the annual Christmas Day GOAL Charity Mile. You can drop in anytime between 10-30am to 12-30pm. As a life long believer in the benefits of physical exercise, Denis would encourage visitors on the morning…
The counting of registration fees, donations and subscriptions is still ongoing in the wake of Sunday’s eighth annual Honda Bike Run and a cheque presentation night will be arranged as soon as that’s all in. On a showery Sunday morning just after 11am up to 80 bikes of all makes, shapes and sizes and up…
There was a Castleisland prize-winner at this week’s Listowel Writers’ Week. Mary Neligan took a runner-up prize for her short story, The Affair when the various category winners and prize-winners were announced on Wednesday evening at the opening ceremony. Mary, a member of the St. John of God – Oileán Beo community at An Riocht…
The St. John of God Kerry Services, Castleisland will host a Fun Sports Day at An Ríocht AC tomorrow Wednesday, May 25th from 10-30am to 2-30pm. A great day’s fun has been lined up for the event to which the organisers hope to attract widespread support for the services they have been providing from their…
One of the biggest gatherings in recent years heeded the invitation from Denis Brosnan and Kate McSweeney and turned up for the GOAL Mile on Christmas morning at An Riocht in spite of the incessant rain. Some took inspiration from the fact that they were in the vicinity of a centre of athletic activity and…
St. John of God’s Skills for Life centre management has teamed up with Castleisland Community Centre to host a Monster Bingo night on Tuesday, July 21st. The event is being organised as a fund -raiser for equipment and community integration activities for the IT Tralee based service. “This is our only fundraising initiative this year,…
It’s winter-time at Castleisland Family Resource Centre and the people there are now taking registrations for the following courses which will run over the season: Scéalta le Chéile is an Irish themed course for parents who would like to learn or improve their Cupla Focal. The course will be delivered by the Kerry Education Training Board and will…
Two of the main fund-raising events, which support the work of the Castleisland based Oileán Beó, are dedicated to members now gone to their eternal reward. That the families of both men would go to the trouble of engaging in such organisational feats is surely a testament to the value of the service their dearly…
