Moaning on the Doorstep while Voting for the System

Moaning on the Doorstep while Voting for the System

An unsuccessful local elections candidate, who previously ran a pub business in Castleisland, has told how many people he encountered during his campaign cried openly at the doorsteps as they told him of the daily hardships they have to endure. By John O’Mahony  www.killarneytoday.com Brian McCarthy said he met many voters who were in turmoil…

From Ropes to Rails for Cllr. Bobby

From Ropes to Rails for Cllr. Bobby

Strong rumours that Cllr. Bobby O’Connell’s political future was on the ropes were modified later this evening and had him moving smoothly on the rails in the Killarney Electoral Area count. Cllr. O’Connell watched arch rival Danny Healy Rae canter out of sight early in the day. However, his home-town, Castleisland boxes charged to the…

Healy Rae Election Bandwagon Surging Ahead

Healy Rae Election Bandwagon Surging Ahead

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…

A Trip back on Election Friday Favourite

A Trip back on Election Friday Favourite

For those of you not yet fed up to the gills with elections and politics – and many of the canvass-weary politicians are by now – have a look through our Election Friday Favourite this week. It’s quite a random selection from files going back over the past couple of decades and I thought our readers…

Re-hoarding job completed at Limerick Road Site

Re-hoarding job completed at Limerick Road Site

In a post here a couple of weeks ago Cllr. Bobby O’Connell (FG)  announced that several Tidy Towns groups in the area would benefit from a cash windfall under the ‘Public Area Enhancement Scheme’ – under which an allocation of €90,000 has been marked for Kerry. The Castleisland group was granted €2,250 and the locally…

16 into 8 Won’t Go in Killarney Electoral Area

16 into 8 Won’t Go in Killarney Electoral Area

There’s a huge list of candidates from all the main parties and independents vying for your votes tomorrow, Friday, May 23rd  in both local and European elections. In our locality, the Killarney Electoral Area, there’s an even more bewildering total of 16 candidates fighting tooth and nail for the eight seats available to them. They’re…

Cllr. John Joe Culloty seeks your support in Friday’s Local Election

Cllr. John Joe Culloty seeks your support in Friday’s Local Election

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…

FF outlines real solutions to housing crisis in Kerry – McEllistrim

FF outlines real solutions to housing crisis in Kerry – McEllistrim

Fianna Fáil local candidate in Killarney Cllr Anne McEllistrim has welcomed the publication of the party’s new National Housing Strategy to help address the serious shortage of available housing units and the record numbers waiting on social housing lists. The policy aims to increase the housing stock, boost job creation in construction, speed up the…

Issues on the doors as found by Niall Kelleher.

Issues on the doors as found by Niall Kelleher.

For many families the cost of childcare is crippling. In many instances it is more than the monthly mortgage and there appears to be little appetite from the Government to tackle the issue. It is very distressing for some families who are trying to ensure that they can keep at work and also to provide…

Brian’s Castleisland Canvass Chronicles

Brian’s Castleisland Canvass Chronicles

Being born out of the Ducks, Weavers and Padraic’s I started my campaign in the Castleisland District  an area I have fond memories of the people I met there and love. Diamonds Forever like friends and the jewellers on the Main St where I bought Lorraine’s engagement ring nearly 20 years ago and an accepted…