The Castleisland based Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club held its annual Participation Boxing Awards at ringside in the NEWKD building on Saturday afternoon. The club is now in its 10th year and is fighting fit as it faces into its second decade. “Our aims have always been to encourage the development of values, self-confidence and self…
There is a hat-full of ways of describing the Friday, July 8th Boxing promotion being staged by the Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club at the local community centre. Desmonds players and supporters are swapping their football boots for boxing gloves on that night from 8pm and it’s all for the sake of their club. It has…
The 2016 Eamon Kelly bursary recipients were announced at a presentation at Killarney Library on Thursday. The joint winners are Grace Foley, a singer and musician from Killarney and Darragh Guerin, an actor from Beaufort. Grace intends to develop her career as a singer and plans to launch a CD called Home to Kerry, a…
Houses and homes may not have been flooded here in the course of the worst recorded spell of weather recently. However, there were many locals whose eyes welled up and hearts bled for loved ones lying in flood covered graves in Kilbanivane – yet again. Since early December, Maher’s side of the cemetery has been…
The old adage that one should never let the truth get in the way of a good story certainly had its hour in the sun this week. Usually associated with newspapers, the malaise has now attached itself to radio stations and on-line publications. A hole in the ground is simply not enough of a headline…
Do you think that tight marking in the Kerry context is all confined to our ever flourishing football culture? I did for a long while but I get constant reminders that those in the political field are no slouches when it comes to shadowing their opponents under a dropping ball. Within minutes of each other…
DANNY Healy-Rae, as expected, is surging to the top of the poll in the Killarney Electoral Area but it is important to stress that several of the boxes have still to be opened. By: John O’Mahony www.killarneytoday.com The independent councillor, on an estimated 25 per cent of the first preference vote, is well positioned to…
Having been co-opted onto Kerry County Council in 2011, I have worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of the Killarney / Castleisland area. I feel very passionate about Community Spirit, and I am involved in many different projects. I would very much appreciate your support in Friday’s Local Election, which would give me the opportunity…
The septic tank inspection scheme had been no more than mentioned those few years ago when there were ‘men in vans’ touring the countryside posing as inspectors. We know now from Cllr. John Joe Culloty’s motion and communique that the inspections are well under way. The news isn’t good from an environmental point of view and…
Someone remarked that the two local Fianna Fail candidates, Anne McEllistrim and John Joe Culloty pulled off something of a coup by having party leader, Micheal Martin at their disposal for so long. Anyone who thought Fianna Fail is on its knees locally would have to think again if they encountered the tour de force…
