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Sinn Féin’s Sport and Culture Card will Empower Children and Ease Parental Burdens – Daly

Sinn Féin’s Sport and Culture Card will Empower Children and Ease Parental Burdens – Daly

Sinn Féin has launched a proposal for an Activity Card to support children’s participation in sport and culture. Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has said the proposal would empower children and young adults who want to get involved in sports and culture, whilst also easing the burden for parents. The €127 million proposal… Read more…

Castleisland District Heritage Celebrating National Heritage Week on Saturday

Castleisland District Heritage Celebrating National Heritage Week on Saturday

The Castleisland District Heritage group is celebrating 10 years and its members have organised a day of talks and walks and film screenings for Saturday, August 17th to mark National Heritage Week.  The day will start at 10:30am at St Brigid’s Hall, Castleisland behind the church, with a welcome and introduction by Sisters Margaret and… Read more…

Sinn Féin to Commemorate the 1921 Sacrifices Made by Flynn, Prendiville and Shanahan

Sinn Féin to Commemorate the 1921 Sacrifices Made by Flynn, Prendiville and Shanahan

Castleisland based Sinn Féin cumann will commemorate the tragic events of Sunday, July 10th 1921 on this Tuesday evening August 13th at 7:30pm. A simple wreath laying ceremony will be held in memory of the fallen Irish Volunteers: Jack Flynn, Jack Prendiville and Richard Shanahan. Den Prendiville’s Vivid Account Volunteer, Den Prendiville left a vivid… Read more…

Appeal from Castleisland Native Isolated In London Hospital from Tralee Based Family

Appeal from Castleisland Native Isolated In London Hospital from Tralee Based Family

Castleisland native Theresa Moriarty, nee Cremins, from Cahereens and a sister of Dan, Patsy, Jerry and Denis finds herself in a London hospital and isolated from her Tralee based children while recovering from a stroke. Theresa is hoping to raise enough funds for air ambulance transport from London to Tralee and she’s appealing to members… Read more…

Kerry Meals on Wheels and Day Centres Eligible to Apply for €25,000 Grant – Minster Foley

Kerry Meals on Wheels and Day Centres Eligible to Apply for €25,000 Grant – Minster Foley

Minister for Education and Kerry T.D, Norma Foley, has welcomed the eligibility for up to 38 centres in County Kerry to apply for funding for older persons Day Centre and Meals on Wheels Community Care services. This scheme is being introduced by Fianna Fail Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Fianna Fail Minister for Older People Mary… Read more…

“I Will Deliver Fianna Fáil’s Second Kerry Seat in the  General Election” – Cllr. Michael Cahill

“I Will Deliver Fianna Fáil’s Second Kerry Seat in the General Election” – Cllr. Michael Cahill

One of those nominated by his cumann and many members of the Fianna Fáil party in Kerry, to be selected at their convention in Tralee next week says that he believes he is best placed to join Minister Norma Foley TD on the general election ticket, in order to secure a second seat for the… Read more…

Castleisland’s Summer Mass Series Concludes in Autumn’s Warm Embrace

Castleisland’s Summer Mass Series Concludes in Autumn’s Warm Embrace

The summer series of graveyard Masses at all ten burial grounds around Castleisland, Cordal and Scartaglen which began at the end of May concluded in the warm embrace of a fine autumn evening on Friday, August 2nd at St. John’s Cemetery in Castleisland. Maybe because it’s one of the ‘youngest’ of all the burial grounds… Read more…

Chamber Alliance Chairman with an Early Summer Update in Early Autumn

Chamber Alliance Chairman with an Early Summer Update in Early Autumn

Castleisland Chamber Alliance Chairman Michael John Kearney undertook a forensic pulse-taking exercise of the businesses in the locality recently and concluded with document titled ‘An Early Summer Update’ which he committed to ink for your perusal. Putting his neck on the line in the line of weather forecasting, Mr. Kearney hoped that the present couple… Read more…

A Day to Remember as Oileán Beó St. John of God Celebrates 20 Years in Castleisland

A Day to Remember as Oileán Beó St. John of God Celebrates 20 Years in Castleisland

Oilean Beo, St. John of God recently celebrated 20 years of development, growth and togetherness in Castleisland.   The celebrations were held at An Ríocht Athletic Club and grounds where organisers and participants were delighted to welcome family and friends from their local community and agencies which have helped them get to where they are… Read more…

Tuesday Night Session Continues at Fagin’s Tonight from 9:30pm

Tuesday Night Session Continues at Fagin’s Tonight from 9:30pm

This evening last week, the usual Tuesday night traditional music session started by Linda and Pats Broderick in the Shoemaker’s Bar in the early 1980s was taken in by Jerome ‘Fagin’ Hartnett. Since its most recent home at Kearney’s Bar closed there was a fear that the rolling session would be lost to the town… Read more…

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Sinn Féin’s Sport and Culture Card will Empower Children and Ease Parental Burdens – Daly

Sinn Féin’s Sport and Culture Card will Empower Children and Ease Parental Burdens – Daly

Sinn Féin has launched a proposal for an Activity Card to support children’s participation in sport and culture. Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has said the proposal would empower children and young adults who want to get involved in sports and culture, whilst also easing the burden for parents. The €127 million proposal… Read more…

Castleisland District Heritage Celebrating National Heritage Week on Saturday

Castleisland District Heritage Celebrating National Heritage Week on Saturday

The Castleisland District Heritage group is celebrating 10 years and its members have organised a day of talks and walks and film screenings for Saturday, August 17th to mark National Heritage Week.  The day will start at 10:30am at St Brigid’s Hall, Castleisland behind the church, with a welcome and introduction by Sisters Margaret and… Read more…

Sinn Féin to Commemorate the 1921 Sacrifices Made by Flynn, Prendiville and Shanahan

Sinn Féin to Commemorate the 1921 Sacrifices Made by Flynn, Prendiville and Shanahan

Castleisland based Sinn Féin cumann will commemorate the tragic events of Sunday, July 10th 1921 on this Tuesday evening August 13th at 7:30pm. A simple wreath laying ceremony will be held in memory of the fallen Irish Volunteers: Jack Flynn, Jack Prendiville and Richard Shanahan. Den Prendiville’s Vivid Account Volunteer, Den Prendiville left a vivid… Read more…

Appeal from Castleisland Native Isolated In London Hospital from Tralee Based Family

Appeal from Castleisland Native Isolated In London Hospital from Tralee Based Family

Castleisland native Theresa Moriarty, nee Cremins, from Cahereens and a sister of Dan, Patsy, Jerry and Denis finds herself in a London hospital and isolated from her Tralee based children while recovering from a stroke. Theresa is hoping to raise enough funds for air ambulance transport from London to Tralee and she’s appealing to members… Read more…

Kerry Meals on Wheels and Day Centres Eligible to Apply for €25,000 Grant – Minster Foley

Kerry Meals on Wheels and Day Centres Eligible to Apply for €25,000 Grant – Minster Foley

Minister for Education and Kerry T.D, Norma Foley, has welcomed the eligibility for up to 38 centres in County Kerry to apply for funding for older persons Day Centre and Meals on Wheels Community Care services. This scheme is being introduced by Fianna Fail Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Fianna Fail Minister for Older People Mary… Read more…

“I Will Deliver Fianna Fáil’s Second Kerry Seat in the  General Election” – Cllr. Michael Cahill

“I Will Deliver Fianna Fáil’s Second Kerry Seat in the General Election” – Cllr. Michael Cahill

One of those nominated by his cumann and many members of the Fianna Fáil party in Kerry, to be selected at their convention in Tralee next week says that he believes he is best placed to join Minister Norma Foley TD on the general election ticket, in order to secure a second seat for the… Read more…

Castleisland’s Summer Mass Series Concludes in Autumn’s Warm Embrace

Castleisland’s Summer Mass Series Concludes in Autumn’s Warm Embrace

The summer series of graveyard Masses at all ten burial grounds around Castleisland, Cordal and Scartaglen which began at the end of May concluded in the warm embrace of a fine autumn evening on Friday, August 2nd at St. John’s Cemetery in Castleisland. Maybe because it’s one of the ‘youngest’ of all the burial grounds… Read more…

Chamber Alliance Chairman with an Early Summer Update in Early Autumn

Chamber Alliance Chairman with an Early Summer Update in Early Autumn

Castleisland Chamber Alliance Chairman Michael John Kearney undertook a forensic pulse-taking exercise of the businesses in the locality recently and concluded with document titled ‘An Early Summer Update’ which he committed to ink for your perusal. Putting his neck on the line in the line of weather forecasting, Mr. Kearney hoped that the present couple… Read more…

A Day to Remember as Oileán Beó St. John of God Celebrates 20 Years in Castleisland

A Day to Remember as Oileán Beó St. John of God Celebrates 20 Years in Castleisland

Oilean Beo, St. John of God recently celebrated 20 years of development, growth and togetherness in Castleisland.   The celebrations were held at An Ríocht Athletic Club and grounds where organisers and participants were delighted to welcome family and friends from their local community and agencies which have helped them get to where they are… Read more…

Tuesday Night Session Continues at Fagin’s Tonight from 9:30pm

Tuesday Night Session Continues at Fagin’s Tonight from 9:30pm

This evening last week, the usual Tuesday night traditional music session started by Linda and Pats Broderick in the Shoemaker’s Bar in the early 1980s was taken in by Jerome ‘Fagin’ Hartnett. Since its most recent home at Kearney’s Bar closed there was a fear that the rolling session would be lost to the town… Read more…

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