The man in the eye of the Garda uniform ‘story’ in Castleisland, Dan Lynch is well capable of the kind of satire which would have drawn a nod of approval from the late Frank Hall. The shame is that his only outlet comes with the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Then, he goes for it,…
Clearly, the new starting / finishing point at the yard of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart suited the running of the Castleisland St. Patrick’s Day Parade down to the ground. People are saying that, for the first time in the history of the parade in Castleisland, it brought the whole of the town from top to…
A stewarding shortage did threaten the immediate future of Castleisland’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for a while. That obstacle, however, was overcome somewhat at a specially convened EGM on February 8th. A good turnout on that night calmed the nerves of the hard working committee – even if they still need a few more hands…
The scheduled meeting of Castleisland’s St Patrick’s Day Parade ad-hoc committee took place in the River Island Hotel on Thursday night, February 8th. The meeting included valued safety advice from Garda Sergeant John O’Mahony and a welcome increase of members of the public and business people from the town. It was decided that this year…
Though they haven’t classed it as such, an emergency general meeting is being called by the adhoc committee which organises the huge, annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade here in Castleisland. The meeting will be held at the River Island Hotel next week on Thursday, February 8th at 8pm. While everyone was having fun, even in…
There was fake hair, fake tan, fake mustachios but the wind and the driving rain were real. So too was the colour and excitement and the sense of participation and community spirit in spite of everything thrown at it by the elements. A huge portion of the spectators at yesterday’s Castleisland St. Patrick’s Day Parade…
Wishing all our friends and supporters everywhere A Very Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We’re only a whileen away from the 1pm start of the big parade here in Castleisland and the rain is holding off. If you’re planning to get involved in the parade in any capacity, do wrap up well as there’s a cold,…
The street has been decorated and the permanent sound system is ready to go for the big event on Friday. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade here is set for the off at 1pm. from its regular blocks on Tralee Road. It will be led out again this year by the blood stirring strains of the…
The boys of the old St. Patrick’s Day brigade were out early on Sunday morning preparing the way for the annual parade. Bolstered this year by a couple of new faces from the Castleisland Chamber Alliance, the hardy annuals had three-quarters of the town decorated by 9am and were going well. Armed with some new,…
This year the Castleisland St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are being run by Castleisland Chamber Alliance in association with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. Proceedings will begin with live music on Main Street by Blackwater Sound from 12pm. This will be followed by the parade which will start on Tralee Road at 1pm and travel…
