At the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon were: Pauline Luck, Ballymacelligott (left) were from left: Caoimhe Carroll and Millie Luck, Ballymacelligott and Sinéad Murphy, Castleisland. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Jessie O’Doherty, Tralee (left) with: Jason O’Sullivan and Angela Cahill, Castleisland and Chloe Cahill, Tralee at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Eventual winner, One-of-the-Boys with Davy Sheehy in the saddle leading the charge a lap out in the Galwey Plate at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Brothers, Stephen and Denis Gould, Kilmorna pictured with their family pet at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Mike Reidy, Knockachur, (left) pictured with his brother Willie and his wife Marie at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
A lull in the betting as the action switches to the track at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
John O’Donoghue, Cordal and Catriona McCarthy, Castleisland pictured at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
One-of-the-Boys with Davy Sheehy in the saddle romps past the post to win the ‘Galwey Plate’ at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Look at Us: Igor and Leaghann Bros-Zaleska and Darragh Daly enjoying the atmosphere at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Nellie O’Sullivan, Currans and Castleisland pictured with her daughter, Catherine McCarthy with two Scartaglin men, Tom Fleming, TD and Michael O’Leary at Sunday’s Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Breda Brosnan, Ballymacelligott (left) pictured with Brody and Caroline Horgan and Sandra Maher, Duagh and Rita Holly, Kilmorna at the annual Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy
The weather was kind to the 2015 Castleisland Races at Powell’s Road on Sunday. The ‘gate’ told the organisers that numbers attending throughout the day were up on last year.
“Yes, there was a good collection at the gate this year and that’s good news for the senior citizens’ houses, repair fund,” said PRO Pat Hartnett.
“The day went like clockwork, we had no hitches, the crowds were up and there were little or no injuries to animals or humans taking part – and that means a lot,” said Mr. Hartnett.
‘The fine day makes a huge difference to an event like this. People were able to hang around and enjoy the races and the company and there was a huge number of children here this year,” he said.
The Castleisland Races Committee has been responsible for the distribution of the impressive total of €113,600 to local charities in recent years. That figure is expected to rise sharply after the weekend’s activity at Powell’s Road as is the presentation to Glebe Lodge from Friday night’s Humphrey Murphy Memorial 5K Road race. In 2014 the committee presented €3,860 to local charities.
