It is with a strange mixture of sadness and celebration that Presentation Secondary School said goodbye last week to Ms. Maria Kennelly on her retirement. Here, her Pres colleague, Annette Leen compiled the following report to mark the occasion and she expressed the regret that circumstances didn’t allow for a more fitting send-off. By: Annette…
The death has occurred of Mary O’Connell, Aherla and formerly of Ballincollig, Co. Cork and late of Castleisland, Co. Kerry. On October 26th 2021, peacefully, at Marymount University Hospital and hospice. Surrounded by her loving family, Mary, nee Nolan, loving mother of Liam, Stephen, Anne-Marie and Laura, fond grandmother of Kayleigh, Jack and Gracie Mai.…
The just elected Cathaoirleach an Bhardasaigh Oileán Chiarraí agus Corca Dhuibhne / Chair of the Castleisland / Corca Dhuibhne municipal District, Cllr. Fionnán Fitzgerald thanks his many colleagues friends and supporters for the honour bestowed on him. In the piece below, Cathaoirleach Fitzgerald outlines the issues of outstanding importance to him as he embarks on…
The Community Enhancement Programme (CEP), which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, has provided €62,534 under Round 1 funding for projects in Kerry in 2020. Cllr. Fionnán Fitzgerald sent the notification in which groups and clubs in the general Castleisland area feature prominently. Grant Applications Invited Grant applications were invited from…
Cllr. Charlie Farrelly sent a breakdown of the Housing Adaptations Grant allocations for each local authority of the €73.75 million funding announced by the Government. These grants are being made available in 2020 for housing adaptation work for older people and people with a disability living in private houses. Making Houses Fit for Needs “Grants…
RTÉ has announced that, following a public competition, Peter Woods has been announced as Head of RTÉ Radio 1. Former Managing Editor of RTÉ Radio 1, Peter Woods has worked in RTÉ since 1999, when he trained as a radio producer. Peter worked across the radio schedule and was a former Series Producer of Five…
X-PERT is an award winning and free course for anyone with Type 2 diabetes, whether you have a medical card or not. It is led by HSE Community Dietitians and runs once a week for six weeks with each session lasting two and a half hours. Castleisland on Course It is being run in local…
