If anyone ever doubted the darkness and the depth to which genuine depression takes its victims, please read the following loving, moving and deeply understanding account by one whose heart is broken by the curse which is stalking the land. Light in their Lives The late John Broderick’s wife, Sandra wrote the account of the…
The death has occurred of Brenda Fitzgerald,(34) Killeentierna, Currow, Killarney, Co. Kerry, July 13th 2018, unexpectedly. Beloved daughter of the late Anne, nee Nolan. Sadly missed by her heartbroken father Brendan, her loving siblings: Rachel, David, Joanne, Mark, Carol and Grainne, her partner Anh-Tuan, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, relatives, neighbours, her work colleagues…
Without being fully certain of the final amount pledged and raised at the time of last October’s Eamonn Carey Memorial Tractor/Truck Run, the organisers knew they were talking about a significant amount of money. The event was organised and run as a memorial for the late Mr. Carey and as a fundraiser for Pieta House.…
Noel Murphy from the Knocknagoshel based drama group, Spike Players sent a message to say that the group will present its recent play, Poor Jimmy at the Ivy Leaf Art Centre, Castleisland on the coming Sunday night, March 25th. 2018 at 8pm sharp. A comedy in three acts, written by P.G.O’Dea, the play will be produced…
Sunday’s Eamon Carey Memorial Tractor/Truck Run raised a significant amount of money for its designated charity, Pieta House. People have their own ways of quantifying the success or otherwise of events like this. The Castleisland Co-Op Mart yard was covered fore and aft with vehicles of various vintages and all shining for the day that…
Currow is set to stage the Eamon Carey Memorial Tractor/Truck Run in memory of a much loved Currow man and Pieta House will benefit. The run will be held on Sunday, October 8th and the late Mr. Carey’s sister Mary B explained how the event came about: Friends and Family “His friends and family decided…
They may have operated with reduced numbers this year, but, by any measurement, The Longest Day charity fundraiser has been a phenomenal success. The organising committee, based at Tom McCarthy’s Central Bar has raised close to €70,000 from its three grueling events to date. The Bumbleance children’s ambulance, the Jack and Jill Foundation and, this…
“This year’s Castleisland Community College Debs seemed like a most horrendous task to take on at the outset. However, the debs committee worked as a team to make it an enjoyable experience,” said organising committee spokesperson, Saoirse Casey “We realised early on that we would have money left over from the event and we decided…
Forty students and their teachers from St. Patrick’s Secondary School left town before dawn on the occasion of the recent Pieta House Darkness into Light 5k in Killarney. This event was a wonderful conclusion to the year-long campaign by the students in promoting Positive Mental Health throughout the school. In the course of the year…
St. Patrick’s Secondary School pupils are getting ready for their Mental Health Awareness Week which will begin on the coming Monday, December 14th and a number of events have been planned for the duration. This awareness week is part of the school’s Amber Flag Initiative which was launched earlier in the year. Planned activities over…
