One hundred years ago today, on Wednesday evening, March 7th 1923 the thick steel plate being held up in the photograph by the late Derry Brick was part of the mine around which the nine IRA Volunteers were tied and blown up by Free State forces at Ballyseedy. At the time of the first screenings…
The national and international athlete of great note, Jerry Kiernan, passed away last week and many tributes were paid to him across media channels in Ireland. His achievements in athletics were extraordinary and well-documented. Here’s a small story about Jerry that was revealed this week. During my career in Dublin, I worked for one of the…
I didn’t want to let the week slide by without remembering a day 20 years ago on which a remarkable development came to fruition in Castleisland. An Ríocht Athletic Club was officially opened on June 11th to the date but last Sunday marked the day. It was a mammoth undertaking which was in the planning…
The death has occurred of Jimmy Roche, Breahig, Cordal, Castleisland, Co. Kerry, suddenly on June 2nd, 2017. Sadly missed by his heartbroken wife Joan, his family John, Timmy, James and Anne Marie, daughters-in-law, Cathie, Marie and Sharmayne, his adored grandsons James and Sean, brother Ulick, sisters Nora, Helen, Brigid and Anne, all extended family, relatives,…
On his own estimation, local political activist, Art O’Mahony has a busy year ahead of him. Art, who is chairman of the Kerry branch of Young Fine Gael, is facing into the leaving certificate this summer. But the busy-ness doesn’t end there as far as he’s concerned. He feels he’ll be out knocking on doors…
After a raft of preparations which began at the turn of the year, Castleisland Community College has finally reached the highpoint of its Tríocha Blian as Fás celebration day. This Friday evening, May 19th 2017 between 6pm and 9pm the college will draw on the considerable talent pool of its student and teacher base to…
It is approaching two decades on from the announcement that the Presentation Order in Castleisland had donated the land necessary to facilitate the building of the town’s proposed day care centre. That announcement was made in June 2000 and it meant a full steam ahead programme of work and fundraising to get the plan from…
Castleisland Chamber Alliance will host a public meeting with general election candidates to discuss the issues currently facing the Castleisland area. The meeting is scheduled for this Thursday night February 4th at 8.15pm in the River Island Hotel. Most of Kerry’s General Election 2016 candidates have accepted the invitation to attend in spite of the…
