This year’s Kerry Community Games athletics finals will be based more than ever on the health and safety of participants, supporters and the many volunteers involved. The athletics finals will be run off at An Ríocht Athletic Club grounds on Saturday and Sunday and events will get under way without fanfare or frills on this…
The death has occurred of Christy Murray (82) of St. Brendan’s Park, and formerly of Moyderwell, Tralee, Co Kerry. Peacefully on December 20th. 2019, beloved husband of Sheila, dear father of John, Christo, Ciara and Ronan and brother of Marie, Ina and Sean. Sadly missed by his loving family, his grandchildren: Paul, Sarah, Alison, Iseult,…
Last May, An Ríocht AC athlete and first year student at St. Patrick’s Boys’ Secondary School, John O’Connor had accumulated a haul of four prestigious gold medals. John had won gold in the minor boys 100m and 200m in the North Munster Athletics Track and Field Championships that month. Track and Field The Castleisland teenager…
The official launch of the 2017 Kerry Community Games Athletics Finals took place on Friday morning at An Ríocht AC in Castleisland. It was the last official engagement on the old red tartan track as the new, two-tone surfacing material was being unloaded as the launch was going on. The event, sponsored by Denny, will…
With the Community Games Golden Jubiliee taking place this year, basketball competitions finals have been brought forward to the May weekend in Dublin. By Bríd Kenny As a result all local competitions were also played off earlier. While just recovering from the Christmas Blitz and cup finals, coach Tommy Dom O’Connor called together all the…
Congratulations to the U-11 mixed and the girls U-13 teams and their coach, Tommy Dom O’Connor on their Kerry Community Games final wins recently. They now go forward to the Munster finals at the University of Limerick on April 2nd. Well done also to club member, Jack Curran who won a Lee Strand Garda achievement…
Cassandra Myers from the Keel/Kiltallagh Community Games Club won the Kerry Youth Award at the annual awards dinner in the River Island Hotel in Castleisland. Cassandra, a daughter of Don and Eileen Myers has been involved in community games from a young age. Community Games play a big part in the family with Cassandra and…
For years now the Community Games network at national level has presented an award in a Senior Volunteer category. At this year’s Kerry Community Games awards at the River Island Hotel on October 23rd Castleisland volunteer, Bríd Kenny won the Paud O’Leary Memorial Volunteer Award. On the back of this accolade, Ms. Kenny was nominated…
The Kerry Community Games Committee held its annual awards dinner at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland on Friday night. Guests, on the occasion included: Mayor of Kerry, Cllr. John Brassil and Kerry Group Communications Manager, Aoife O’Brien. Among the many presentations on the night was one made to Martin McCarthy, Listowel on his retirment…
The official launch of the 2014 Kerry Community Games Athletics Finals was held here in Castleisland on this Monday morning. The magnificent An Ríocht Athletic Club stadium provided the venue and the backdrop to the unveiling of this most important event in Kerry’s sporting calendar. The event, sponsored by Denny, will take place at the…
