The death has occurred of Jean Horgan, nee Hewitt, 10 The Meadows, Cahereen Heights, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Peacefully on September 11th 2022 in the presence of her family in the wonderful care of the staff at St. Columbanus Nursing Home Killarney. Predeceased by her parents Martin and Joan. Sadly missed and fondly remembered by her…
The 34th Kerry Drama Festival will be held at Ivy leaf Arts Centre, Castleisland over four nights on March 4th. 5th. 6th. and again on Friday March 11th. Admission: Nightly Ticket €10. Curtain nightly at 8pm. Due to the inability of drama groups around the country to get together and rehearse for festival such as…
At the recent meeting of the Castleisland and Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District, Cllr. Fionnán Fitzgerald raised a motion calling for the installation of CCTV cameras at the Ivy Leaf Arts Centre and St. Stephen’s Graveyard surrounding it. “This is a beautiful area of the town and just seconds away from Main Street with a peaceful…
“I thought I’d get in touch about a Cordal, Castleisland local and old school friend from Presentation Convent Castleisland,” that’s the opening line of an email from Áine Nì Niallagáin flagging the artistic successes of her former classmate, Laura Reidy from Cordal. “Laura Reidy stars in ‘Unlucky’ written and directed by Orlaith McManus. This is…
The Amateur Drama Council of Ireland (ADCI) has announced that it has cancelled the remainder of the 2020 Three Act Drama Circuit around the country. This has impacted on the Kerry Drama Festival for its final night of the eight-play run on this Friday night. Tonight’s Play is On Tonights play, Skirmishes by Catherine Hayes,…
Katie O’Connor, a Transition Year student at Castleisland Community College, had her work selected as the winner of the Kerry ETB Christmas Card Competition. The card is being distributed across the country as Kerry ETB’s official Christmas card. Katie won herself a Samsung Galaxy tablet for first prize. Rock ‘n’ Roll Classic Grease Transition Year…
Castleisland Camera Club has enjoyed another great year of activity on several fronts. The year culminated in the presentation of a €300 cheque to Castleisland Day Care Centre. This was raised by the club’s November 30th. exhibition and sale at the Ivy Leaf Art Centre and in conjunction with local photographic historian, Timothy Murphy and…
Castleisland Camera Club held its final meeting of 2019 last night. The meeting heard that Saturday night’s club fundraiser was a huge success and the feedback received was very positive. “People seemed to really enjoy browsing through the many portraits our members had taken and Timothy Murphy’s photographic show brought back alot of memories for…
Nora Fealey, Cordal is the 11th member of Castleisland Camera Club to be included here in our weekly feature on the work of the club’s members. Nora is housekeeper to Fr. Mossie Brick P.P. Castleisland. She has been a member of Castleisland Camera Club since it began and she provided the following account of…
In the ninth of our featured photographers from Castleisland Camera Club we publish the work of Mairead O’Keeffe from Currow. Mairead joined the club in March, 2017 and she has had an interest in…
