Mary’s Memorial Walk Raised €13,300 for Two Kerry Charities

Mary’s Memorial Walk Raised €13,300 for Two Kerry Charities

Management and staff of the Castleisland branch of Garvey’s SuperValu put out a call last February for support for a walk they had planned for early March. The event was being planned in memory of a valued and departed member of staff. The late Mary Buckley O’Keeffe Mary Buckley-O’Keeffe worked in the Castleisland store up…

Aidan O’Mahony Steps in as Culture Night Ambassador

Aidan O’Mahony Steps in as Culture Night Ambassador

Dancing with the Stars champion, Aidan O’Mahony has found his inner rhythm once more as Kerry’s Culture Night Ambassador. The Rathmore Garda and GAA star will represent his home county as an ambassador promoting the arts on Friday, September 22nd. Culture Night takes place right across Ireland on that evening / night between the hours…

Special Day at Scoil Íde as Aidan O’Mahony Raises Active Flag

Special Day at Scoil Íde as Aidan O’Mahony Raises Active Flag

Past pupils, parents, teachers, retired teachers and a huge cast of current pupils were all on their best behavior bright and early on Wednesday morning. Former Kerry, All-Ireland winning footballer and Dancing with the Stars co-winner, Garda Aidan O’Mahony made his way to the highest school in the area on a special mission. Gaining Flag…

Lip Sync – The Talk of the Town

Lip Sync – The Talk of the Town

The way Castleisland AFC went about its business with its Lip Sync Battle at the local community centre on Friday night is the talk of this and surrounding parishes. Almost 1,200 people packed the centre with atmosphere, colour and excitement and in anticipation of a great night’s entertainment. They got what they went for –…

Kerry Footballer Aidan O’Mahony Announces Retirement

Kerry Footballer Aidan O’Mahony Announces Retirement

Stalwart Kerry defender, Aidan O’Mahony, has today called time on his long and honours laden intercounty career. That’s how the Kerry GAA website relayed Aidan O’Mahony’s retirement announcement this morning.  Five All-Ireland Medals “The Rathmore clubman, winner of five All Ireland senior medals, made his championship debut in the green and gold in 2004 against…

Kerry V Limerick Footballers in Memory of Conor

Kerry V Limerick Footballers in Memory of Conor

A football match with a difference will be held in Newcastle West on this Friday, November 25th at 3pm. There, teams from Kerry and Limerick will face each other under the enthusiastic managership of TDs, Danny Healy Rae and Willie O’Dea – respectively. A lively sporting event is guaranteed for the duration of this special…

Kerry on the way to Semi-Final

Kerry on the way to Semi-Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final.  Kerry 1-20 – Galway 2-10 Corner forward James O’Donoghue pointed the way to the All-Ireland semi-final for Kerry with another great performance in Croke Park. He finished with 1-5 to give his side the edge in a game that was right in the balance up to the closing stage, despite the…