Details (above) of the locations of Emergency Response Hubs as agreed with the GAA yesterday. All hubs became operational from today – Tuesday 28th from 3pm to 8pm. As of this morning, there are up to 700 customers across Kerry without power. This number will again fall during the day as work continues throughout the… Continue Reading
Greyhound Racing Ireland is delighted to welcome Castleisland family-run business T. Nolan CVRT Centre as title sponsors of the Juvenile Classic after they signed a two-year agreement today for the event in Tralee’s Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. The T. Nolan CVRT Centre Juvenile Classic is the opening classic of the year on the Irish Greyhound Racing… Continue Reading
The Scartaglen based Sliabh Luachra Drama group presents the hilarious three act comedy ‘The Two loves of Gabriel Foley’by Jimmy Keary for two weekends only. Stage nights are on Friday, January 31st. Saturday, February 1st, Sunday 2nd, Monday 3rd and Thursday 6th, Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of February at the Sliabh Luachra… Continue Reading
Kerry County Council plans to establish Emergency Response Hubs for households impacted by electricity outages will be finalised this afternoon. The hubs will be locatied in GAA clubs in order to provide assistance to households across Kerry who are still without electricity following Storm Éowyn. Kerry County Council is establishing a number of hubs in… Read more…
Presentation Castleisland has secured a spot in the U-16 Basketball All-Ireland A quarterfinals set to take place at the Tallaght arena on Wednesday, February 5th. The team will face the Monaghan town based Coláiste Oiriall in what promises to be an exciting and hard-fought contest. Should the Pres girls qualify on the day, they will… Read more…
River Island Hotel Cards Results The following are the results from the card game at The River Island Hotel on Sunday night. First: Joe Walsh and Pat Sheehy. Second: Noreen and Tony Fleming, Mary Barrett and Timmy Brosnan, Bridie Guerin and Betty Biggane, Jack O’Sullivan and Bridget Gray. Ladies: Dolly McAuliffe and Norrie O’Connor. Gents:… Read more…
Met Éireann is advising us of more strong and gusty winds in a status yellow warning for Sunday and Monday. These gusts are likely to impact and further damage already weakened structures and trees and with it dangerous travelling conditions. Valid from 23:00 Sunday 26-1-2025 to 06:00 Monday 27-1-2025. While there are still reports of… Read more…
The death has occurred of John Murphy, Knockaneatee Glounaharoon, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Peacefully at home on January 23rd 2025 in the presence and care of his loving wife and family. Sadly missed by his loving wife Mary, his family: Bertie, Hannah and John, daughter-in-law Margaret, son-in-law Jerry and John’s partner Maria, his adored four grandchildren… Read more…
Beidh oíche oscailte Dé Luain 27ú Eanáir ag 7 a chlog i nGaelscoil Aogáin. Gaelscoil Aogáin will run an open night on Monday, January 27h at 7pm in the school. Beidh fáilte romhat ar an oíche. Founded in 1987, Gaelscoil Aogáin has been going from strength to strength ever since. Is Scoil Lán Gaeilge í… Read more…
What is it about this time of the year and dangerously hight winds which have become something of a norm in Ireland since the late 1990s? Parts of Castleisland have just had its power and internet connections restored this afternoon after a complete 12 hour blackout. There were two consecutive Christmas Eve storms in 1998… Read more…
Met Éireann has issued a Weather Warning as Storm Éowyn whips up gale to storm force southerly winds. These winds will become westerly with extreme, damaging and destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h Impacts of this severe weather are also forecast as: Danger to life; Extremely dangerous travelling conditions; Unsafe working conditions; Disruption and cancellations… Read more…
On the coming Saturday, January 25th the village of Knocknagoshel will host its inaugural Body and Mind Philosophy Festival. This is a unique one-day event organised by the Knocknagoshel Tidy Towns Committee. It’s a free to attend event but donations ill be welcomed. The festival will use tenets of philosophy and wellness to explore such… Read more…
Kerry Airport has issued advice to passengers arising from the Red Wind Warning from Met Éireann for Kerry, Cork and Limerick which comes into effect from 2am to 10am on Friday, January 24th . Passengers or people collecting/dropping-off passengers at Kerry Airport on Friday are advised to contact their airline for the most up-to-date flight… Read more…
