A very fitting, fourth anniversary, tribute night to the late Mike Kenny was held at Browne’s Bar on Castleisland’s Main Street on Wednesday night. Centre to the evening was the presentation of the Mike Kenny Memorial Perpetual Cup to Cian O’Sullivan of Fossa, Killarney. The cup was sponsored by Ted Kenny – a cousin of…
Browne’s Bar on Castleisland’s Lower Main Street will host a house full of musicians this Wednesday night August 12th to honour the fourth anniversary of Mike Kenny’s passing. The Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival founder member, artist, sculptor, musician and singer passed away on August 12th 2011and his loss is still sorely felt by his…
“We got an estimated 3,000 people on the street here last year and there’s no reason we shouldn’t do better than that this year,” – Charlie Farrelly. There are people here who point to the parade of 2004 as the first of the really big events of its kind in Castleisland. It was estimated at…
There’s something about Jim Culloty and Cheltenham. There’s something about Jim Culloty and big races. He just keeps on winning them – whether as a jockey or now as a trainer. He’s just landed his first Cheltenham Gold Cup as a trainer with Lord Windermere – a feat he achieved on three consecutive occasions as…
