Week Long, Mid Summer Festival Planned for Castleisland

Week Long, Mid Summer Festival Planned for Castleisland

The annual general meeting of the Castleisland Racing Festival Committee was held during the week. In the course of the meeting it was revealed that this year’s races will take place on the Sunday of June 7th and this will also mark the start of a week-long mid summer festival culminating with the rescheduled St.…

Pat to be Grand Marshall on St. Patrick’s Day

Pat to be Grand Marshall on St. Patrick’s Day

While calling on the huge body of support from this and neighboring parishes the Castleisland St.Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has announced that international race walker, and Castleisland native, Pat Murphy will be Grand Marshall and will lead the town’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17th from 1pm. On advice from the local garda station…

Arrangements for Castleisland’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Arrangements for Castleisland’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Following the most recent meeting of the St Patricks Day Parade Committee and local Gardaí the following details were announced. By Pat Hartnett, Committee PRO Thanks to the Castleisland Co-Op Mart Committee the parade will assemble in the mart yard again this year after last year’s successful experiment. Please note that a one-way system will…

Castleisland Race Committee Invites Submissions from Charities

Castleisland Race Committee Invites Submissions from Charities

The annual general meeting of Castleisland Race Committee was held last week. The following officers were elected: Presidents: Vincent Murphy, Jim Lordan and Jimmy Kearney. Chairman: Charlie Farrelly; Vice Chairman, Ted Kenny; Secretary, Kay Reidy; Assistant Secretary, Martina O’Mahony; Public Relations Officer, Pat Hartnett; Treasurers: Ronan Burke and John Ryan. Executive Committee Executive committee members:…

Eibhlín Adds the Mike Kenny Memorial to her Impressive Collection

Eibhlín Adds the Mike Kenny Memorial to her Impressive Collection

The winner of the Mike Kenny Remembrance Week Young Musician Award is Abbeyfeale singer and teenager, Eibhlín Broderick. Eibhlín began her singing career at five years age with her local Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireannn branch at Halla Inse Bán in Templeglantine. Masters in Traditional Song A recent term as a student at the University of Limerick…

Mike Kenny Remembrance Weekend August 10th & 11th

Mike Kenny Remembrance Weekend August 10th & 11th

The Mike Kenny Remembrance Weekend Committee wish to announce that their weekend will go ahead albeit with a reduced line up of events. “Unfortunately, the committee was unsuccessful in securing support from the Kerry County Council Community Support Fund and Kerry County Council Creative Communities Awards Scheme and therefore we cannot run the Children’s Art…

A Pleasant Weekend to Remember Mike By

A Pleasant Weekend to Remember Mike By

It was last weekend in 2011 that Castleisland artist / sculptor, Mike Kenny passed away in Kerry General Hospital and at 9:30pm on the Friday night of August 12th. His memory is alive and well and his legacy to his native town is surviving and thriving. At the re-unveiling of his painting The Shoemaker in…

Mike Kenny Remembrance Weekend – August 11th and 12th

Mike Kenny Remembrance Weekend – August 11th and 12th

The second Mike Kenny Remembrance weekend will be held on Friday and Saturday August 11th and 12th 2017. A full programme of events includes: Friday night at 9:30pm in Browne’s Bar, Jonathan Roche and Friends. The night will also include the presentation of the Mike Kenny Memorial Cup to the Young Musician of the Year.…

Castleisland Race Committee Charity Donations Total €132,876

Castleisland Race Committee Charity Donations Total €132,876

Castleisland Festival and Race Committee presented cheques to nominated charities on Friday night in Tom McCarthy’s Bar. This year €8,086 was raised and presented to the charities and organisations as follows: Glebe Lodge Residential Centre received €955 from the Humphrey Murphy Memorial 5k and 10k Road Race / Fun Run. Drive-In-Bingo Gaelscoil Aogáin received €1,205…

Ideal Conditions for Humphrey’s Memorial Road Race

Ideal Conditions for Humphrey’s Memorial Road Race

Friday turned out to be a Leo kind of evening. As I made my way towards the start of the annual Humphrey Murphy Memorial 5K / 10K Road Race / Walk, the cheers of Leo Varadkar supporters and the announcement of his elevation rang in my ears. I got to the Limerick Road starting point…