The following officers were elected at the AGM of St. Mary’s Basketball Club on Monday night. President: Fr. Noel Spring; Chairman: Eamon Egan; Vice chairman: Maurice Casey; Senior Secretary: Fiona O’Connor; Registrations and assistant secretary: Reidín O’Loughlin; Juvenile secretary: Jennifer Ahern; Treasurers: Donal O’Connor, Síle Kenny, Angela O’Donoghue, Bríd Kenny, Reidín O’Loughlin and Nelius Lyons;…
As the 2017/18 basketball season gets underway, St. Mary’s Basketball Club has announced a new appointment to its coaching panel. Liam Culloty is to take over as head coach for the U-18 and U-20 girls and the senior ladies. “The club has made the decision not to enter the division one national league but instead…
Representatives of Castleisland Parish recently handed over €25,014.37 to Brosna Parish to ease the debt due to the renovation works done on their Parish Church some years ago. The money was raised by a collection taken up on the three churches of the parish: Castleisland, Cordal and Scartaglin. There was also a charity concert on…
After Coolavanny Bingo won the National Coursing Derby in Powerstown Park in Clonmel last February, newspapers compared its significance to the best Kerry football had ever achieved in its long association with Croke Park glory. ‘Bingo’ showed all the attributes of a true champion most notably speed, stamina and a willingness to win – according…
St. Mary’s U-14 boys and girls competed in the All-Ireland club championships last weekend and both teams did the club proud. Report by Bríd Kenny The club committee would like to thank coaching team members: Maurice Casey and Denise Dunlea, Michael Broderick and Denny Porter for all they have done over the past year. They…
When talk goes to the dogs in the Castleisland area, the names of notable trainers and of their famous charges roll off the tongues of the initiated. They’re called ‘Doggy Men’ here and you’ll hear the names of : Michael ‘Mickey’ Murphy, Timmy Nolan, Noel Browne, Tomo Burke, Bobby O’Connell, John Curtin, Paddy Begley, Mossie…
