“I have been a farmer all my life and I understand very well what farmers are going through and have gone through since June 16th last, when it started raining first,” said Deputy Danny Healy Rae in Dáil Éireann recently. “This €100 per hectare is €40 per acre for grain, God almighty, €40 an acre… Continue Reading
Sinn Féin officially launched its local election campaign in Kerry earlier this week at an event held in the Rose Hotel in Tralee. Sinn Féín is running thirteen candidates across the six local electoral areas in the county. Launching their campaign Kerry TD Pa Daly told the audience members if they want change, they will… Continue Reading
Scartaglen National School boys’ football team has had a remarkable run of success so far this year. The run began last October really when the team won the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol four and five teacher school final. They won the Castleisland district final and from there went on to overcome Portmagee National School in… Continue Reading
The week-long 350-kilometre multi-region wheelchair push in support of a Wexford man who was diagnosed with a life-altering disease in October 2019, finally arrived into his adopted Kerry on Friday evening last, April 26th. The cavalcade was led by local Gardai into Castleisland accompanying the Push for Paul crew and support vehicles. The colourful parade… Read more…
Well-being week returned to Coláiste Íde agus Iosef in Abbeyfeale recently with the week aiming to highlight the need for everyone, students and staff, to make time to take care of their mental and physical wellbeing. Wellbeing week coordinator and teacher, Karen Meade, along with the well-being committee ran a number of activities throughout the… Read more…
The late Gay Byrne started it on Radio 1 all those years ago and he always left it to Canon Sydney MacEwan to lift the spirits of the nation on May Day when he played his ‘Queen of the May’ religiously on that day. Ronan Collins carried on the mantle after Gay and today it… Read more…
It now looks like 1760s built and one -time TB sanatorium Edenburn House is to be the latest venue for the kind of anti migration peaceful protest which is sweeping the country at present. Castleisland Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area independent local election candidate and Knocknagoshel native, Michelle Keane is calling on all elected representatives to… Read more…
Beidh ceardlann filíochta ar siúl san óstán ‘River Island’ Oileán Chiarraí an Satharn seo chugainn 4 Bealtaine 2024 ó a 10am. go dtí 1pm. Tá an ócáid eagraithe ag Dánscoil Shliabh Luachra. Gné lárnach an chúrsa ná dán á chumadh agus beidh Colm Mac Gearailt file ó Chorca Duibhne an aoi chainteoir chomh maith le… Read more…
The U-15 boys basketball team won the All Ireland playoffs defeating Malahide Community College, St. Mel’s Longford and Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig last Wednesday. The event was hosted by Castleisland Community College in the Community Centre. The team is now through to the All Ireland semi-final and will play St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh. The two… Read more…
The death has occurred of Mary Martha Murphy Piggott, Baranarig, Knocknagoshel, Co. Kerry. Mary Martha passed away peacefully at University Hospital Kerry on Saturday, 27th April 2024. Predeceased by her husband Jeremiah (Gue), parents Annie and Larry, brothers and sister, Mary is very sadly missed by her relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest In Peace Mary… Read more…
The alarming rise in road deaths and the worrying levels of the speed of powerful cars and vehicles of all shapes and sizes was the topic of conversation between myself and a man who told me he had a simple idea to call a halt to it all. We were walking together between the old… Read more…
Last week’s Castleisland RFC Split the Bucket winner Paudie O’Shea, Castleisland who won €737 wasn’t available for this week’s draw in Fagin’s Bar on Saturday night. Bar man Shane Brennan did the honours of picking out this week’s winner of €703 and it turned out that the bar’s Upper Main Street neighbour Mairéad O’Leary. The… Read more…
An Ríocht 50/50 Draw took place in Costello’s Shoe Shop on Friday and Mike Allen from Ballyhar was there to collect his cheque for €610 from the previous week’s draw. Mike drew this week’s winning ticket and the lucky winner was Martina Gaire from Duagh. Martina will collect a cheque for €612 at next week’s… Read more…
