26th Annual Patrick O’Keeffe Festival Gets Underway

26th Annual Patrick O’Keeffe Festival Gets Underway

The 26th annual Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival gets under way this very evening at 9pm. Reports are coming fast and furious that there have been outbreaks of music already. However, an official opening has been arranged for 9pm tonight at the River Island Hotel. Musician in Residence Newly appointed Sliabh Luachra Musician in Residence,…

Another Fantastic Year for Community Games Basketball

Another Fantastic Year for Community Games Basketball

The Community Games basketball national finals were on in the University of Limerick campus his year for the first time and a huge crowd from Castleisland travelled up both days to support the 40 youngsters playing. By: Bríd Kenny PRO The first games took place Saturday morning at 10am and we had three teams playing…

KDYS/An Garda Siochána Blitz Celebrates Tenth

KDYS/An Garda Siochána Blitz Celebrates Tenth

Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, in partnership with An Garda Siochána, hosted their 10th annual basketball blitz on Good Friday at Castleisland Community Centre. The event was organised by Helena Falvey, Youth Justice Worker with KDYS and Garda Liz Twomey, Junior Liaison Officer, Castleisland Garda Station. Hugely Supported The event was hugely supported by participants, parents,…

New Season, New Coach for St. Mary’s

New Season, New Coach for St. Mary’s

As the 2017/18 basketball season gets underway, St. Mary’s Basketball Club has announced a new appointment to its coaching panel. Liam Culloty is to take over as head coach for the U-18 and U-20 girls and the senior ladies. “The club has made the decision not to enter the division one national league but instead…

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Trials for U-16 Boys

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Trials for U-16 Boys

St. Mary’s Basketball Club will hold trials for U-16 boys at Castleisland Community Centre this Thursday, August 24th at 9pm. This is for boys born in 2002/03. All welcome. Please bring €3. Photograph: A St. Mary’s U-16 Boys’ team from 12 years ago: St. Mary’s U-16 Boys’ basketball team, Castleisland winners of the Kerry Community…

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Awards Night

St. Mary’s Basketball Club Awards Night

St. Mary’s Basketball Club held its annual awards ceremony at the River Island Hotel on Wednesday night. The event was co-hosted by club PRO Liz Galwey and Paudie Fleming with close to 200 in attendance. It was a hugely successful year for the Castleisland club with both league and cup wins in U-12, U-14, U-16,…

Traditional ‘Round the Town’ Treatment for Basketball Heroines

Traditional ‘Round the Town’ Treatment for Basketball Heroines

The age old ritual of basketball teams returning to Castleisland in triumph opened a brand new chapter on Sunday evening. This time because the St. Mary’s U-14 Girls came home with the All Ireland ‘A’ Club Championship title. Then, following a well set pattern, cup bearing, medal wearing champions are paraded up and down Main…

Community Games Team Geared Up for Munster Finals

Community Games Team Geared Up for Munster Finals

With the Community Games Golden Jubiliee taking place this year, basketball competitions finals have been brought forward to the May weekend in Dublin. By Bríd Kenny As a result all local competitions were also played off earlier. While just recovering from the Christmas Blitz and cup finals, coach Tommy Dom O’Connor called together all the…

A Good Week for Desmonds Teams

A Good Week for Desmonds Teams

Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club senior men’s team travelled to play their first competitive game of 2017 when they played Listowel Emmets in Round 1 of the North Kerry League. By: Gerdie Murphy The visitors came home with the points on the score of 3-11 to 1-14.  This was overall a very good team display on…

Tommy’s Two Teams Qualify for Munster Games Finals

Tommy’s Two Teams Qualify for Munster Games Finals

Congratulations to the U-11 mixed and the girls U-13 teams and their coach, Tommy Dom O’Connor on their Kerry Community Games final wins recently. They now go forward to the Munster finals at the University of Limerick on April 2nd.  Well done also to club member, Jack Curran who won a Lee Strand Garda achievement…