The annual general meeting of the Castleisland Racing Festival Committee was held during the week. In the course of the meeting it was revealed that this year’s races will take place on the Sunday of June 7th and this will also mark the start of a week-long mid summer festival culminating with the rescheduled St.…
RTÉ Radio reporter, Freda McGough used to do a fascinating gardening programme called Planting Passions on Radio One some few years ago. I haven’t heard it for a while but it made great radio and convinced the listener of the real and true magic of the medium. Collecting, Planning and Planting Freda spoke to people…
The annual general meeting of Castleisland Race Committee was held last week. The following officers were elected: Presidents: Vincent Murphy, Jim Lordan and Jimmy Kearney. Chairman: Charlie Farrelly; Vice Chairman, Ted Kenny; Secretary, Kay Reidy; Assistant Secretary, Martina O’Mahony; Public Relations Officer, Pat Hartnett; Treasurers: Ronan Burke and John Ryan. Executive Committee Executive committee members:…
2008 Beijing Olympics Silver Medalist Boxer, Kenneth Egan is scheduled to pay a flying visit to the Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club in Castleisland this Friday evening. Also a European gold medalist, Mr. Egan is now a politician and he won a seat for Fine Gael in the South Dublin County Council 2014 local elections in…
A few weeks ago a total of seven volunteers from Kerry headed to Kenya with the Ray of Sunshine Foundation. Five of those were from Castleisland and its hinterland: Willie Reidy, Charlie Farrelly, Martina O’Mahony, Hannah Curtin and Rachel Flood. They were joined by Tralee colleagues, Robert O’Mahony and Mark Greer. Here, Martina O’Mahony shares…
I mentioned here a few weeks ago that Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club was on the move. Due to circumstances outside its control it had to leave its NEWKD headquarters in The Crageens before the end of December. Up the Road It got over that and more and skipped off the couple of hundred yards up…
A high level fundraising effort was unveiled last February by four local volunteers bound for Africa on a mission of mercy. It was a very high level effort as the missioners and their supporters climbed Carrantouhill on the first event of the campaign on the Saturday of August 5th. Four Now Five The four has…
A call is going out for tractors and roadworthy, vintage cars and motorbikes of all kinds to take part in an annual run for charity. The sixth annual Paudie Fitzmaurice Memorial Tractor and Vintage Run will be held on Sunday, September 10th 2017. The Black Banks The cavalcade will set out starting at Cordal GAA…
Breda McGaley was part of the recent Carrauntoohil Climb on Saturday August 5th as part of a fundraiser for the Ray of Sunshine Foundation. Hannah Curtin, Charlie Farrelly, Martina O’Mahony and Willie Reidy are travelling to Kenya early next spring. Breda is a keen photographer and a founder member of the Castleisland Camera Club –…
A huge fundraising effort was unveiled in Castleisland in February of this year to help send four local volunteers on a mission of mercy to Kenya. They are going to work on a Ray of Sunshine Foundation project to improve the lives of abused and deprived children in that area of Eastern Africa. Now three…
