Con Houlihan was rightly honoured in his home town of Castle Island at the weekend, when over 250 people turned out for various events on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his passing. By Michael John Kearney Saturday evening kicked off with the arrival of Con’s old friend – Sam Maguire making…
Celebrations of Con Houlihan’s life and times and the marking of the 10th anniversary of his passing have already taken place in Dublin earlier this month with a gathering at the Lower Deck in Portabello. This weekend, on August 20th and 21st in his home place of Castle Island, events over the two days will…
In 2015 a Saturday night Fáilte Isteach programme on RTÉ Radio 1 was an historic final broadcast for its presenter, Donncha Ó Dúlaing. The veteran broadcaster, who died on September 4th., had marked 50 years in broadcasting just before that last, major milestone for his many loyal fans and listeners throughout Ireland and the…
There is a number of ways to gauge the mood of the ordinary man and woman on the street, and frequently, the most accurate is the most unsophisticated – listening to them where you meet them, on trains, taxis, and public places. That’s the opening line of an article in the European Security & Defence…
As the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project prepares to launch a booklet, To Queensland With Love, Memoir of T M Donovan, A Castleislander in Australia, an invitation has been extended to the descendants of T M Donovan to come to Castleisland for the occasion. A Popular History T M Donovan, author of A Popular History…
The final act of Castleisland Racquetball Club was played out recently, when Tommy Martin presented the closing bank balance of the club account to Pieta House. “I had very mixed emotions about it all,” said Tommy. “It was sad to come to the realisation that it was time to wind the club up. While those…
It is reassuring to realise that the vast majority of mediations arrive at a mutually acceptable outcome. For a business, any Human Resources distraction inevitably impacts on the bottom line, so there are compelling reasons to end disputes quickly, and cost-effectively. By Tommy Martin Mediation can fulfil both requirements, as it is far less expensive…
‘Change has never happened this fast before, and it will never be this slow again’ – Graeme Wood. We live in a fast-paced world, where the only constant is the reality of change. Nowhere is this more evident but in the proliferation of information available through social media, and the internet. By Tommy Martin, MA,…
Noel Murphy from the Knocknagoshel based drama group, Spike Players sent a message to say that the group will present its recent play, Poor Jimmy at the Ivy Leaf Art Centre, Castleisland on the coming Sunday night, March 25th. 2018 at 8pm sharp. A comedy in three acts, written by P.G.O’Dea, the play will be produced…
If you instantly cop the link between: Paddy White, Nora Fealey, Thomas ‘Harry’ Callaghan, Aisling O’Connell, Michelle Reidy, Emma Sweeney, Lezek Brozozka, Siobhán Daly, Sandra Hartnett-O’Connor and Michael ‘Trod’ Broderick – you’re well up on your history then. The three-year history of Castleisland’s involvement with the countrywide, fundraising phenomena of Strictly Come Dancing – that…
