A publication honouring the memory of Bob Finn, founder of the Castleisland Moonlighters will be launched by former Fine Gael politician and government Minister Jimmy Deenihan at the River Island Hotel, Castleisland on Friday, December 9th 2022 at 8pm. This is a sister booklet to the recently launched A Sketch of Rev William Casey, PP,…
Monsignor Dan O’Riordan has been re-appointed to his present posting in Castleisland parish for a further six-year term. The announcement came following a re-shuffle of diocesan appointments by Bishop Ray Browne just before the weekend. As well as Monsignor O’Riordan the following priests having completed their six-year tenures and have been re-appointed to their…
Our Friday Favourite this week concerns the Castleisland AFC 1988 School-boys’ team. They were pictured in the ‘Canon’s Field’ with coach, Georgie O’Callaghan and Canon Michael O’Herlihy,PP before the club’s 15th annual trip to Manchester in August of that year. See how many you can name. We have all the names and will include…
