Four-in-a-Row and It Could Have Been Five

Four-in-a-Row and It Could Have Been Five

If the headline is a familiar hangover from the weekend you’re on the wrong track already. Switch off from Croke Park and on to a farm in Currow, Co. Kerry. On the eve of All-Ireland football final day between 1pm and 3pm a Charolais heifer gave birth to five bull calves but unfortunately one of…

St. Patrick’s Secondary School win County Colleges Cup Final

St. Patrick’s Secondary School win County Colleges Cup Final

St. Patrick’s Secondary School Castleisland emerged victorious over Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí in the Kerry Post Primary Schools’ Brendan O’Shea Cup final played on Thursday in an immaculate Austin Stack Park. St. Patrick’s Castleisland 6-10 – Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí 3-8 Both schools entered this final with confidence after good victories in the previous rounds. Scoreboard Ticking It was St.…

St. Patrick’s U-15 Boys on a Munster Cup Winning Streak

St. Patrick’s U-15 Boys on a Munster Cup Winning Streak

The U-15 Soccer team from St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland has got off to a great start in the Munster Soccer Cup. The campaign kicked off last week with their first game against Gael Choláiste Luimnigh. Played in Ballyneety, Limerick, St. Patrick’s won this game on a 6 – 2 score line. Goal scorers were:…

Graduation and Awards Evening at St. Patrick’s Secondary School

Graduation and Awards Evening at St. Patrick’s Secondary School

The school community, staff, parents, students and guests, of St Patrick’s Secondary School gathered on Tuesday to mark the end of the school year with their graduation ceremony and awards ceremony. The afternoon began with the graduation mass celebrated by our school chaplain Fr. Buckley. This was a wonderful ceremony with music, singing and readings…

Currow Coiste Na nÓg U-14s Win District League

Currow Coiste Na nÓg U-14s Win District League

U-14s: Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club grounds was the venue on Sunday for the U-14 Castleisland District League Shield Final between Currow and John Mitchels. By PRO Con Enright In a very close game John Mitchels lead at half time on a score of 3-4 to 1-9. In the second half Currow upped their game and…

Knocknagoshel GAA Club News Round-Up

Knocknagoshel GAA Club News Round-Up

Sympathy to the Harnett Family We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Dee Harnett of Kilconlea who passed away last week. Dee played for Knocknagoshel winning county titles in 1986 and 1987. He was a great character and will be sadly missed by his many former teammates and friends in Knocknagoshel. Club Lotto…

Cordal Seniors Extend Unbeated League Run to Seven

Cordal Seniors Extend Unbeated League Run to Seven

Cordal seniors began July with another Division 5 County League match. For their seventh league game they found themselves in Austin Stack’s GAA Club grounds up against the Austin Stack’s B team. After a slow first half Cordal came into their own and did the double on their opponent’s score with 1-13 to Austin Stack’s…

Currow U-14s Retain John West Féile Peile Na nÓg Cup

Currow U-14s Retain John West Féile Peile Na nÓg Cup

On Friday the Currow U-14 team and their supporters left the village at 9am bidding to retain their John West Féile Peile na nÓg title in Co. Monaghan. By Con Enright PRO That evening in Ballybay we played two game against Lámh Dhearg of Antrim and Ballybay Pearse’s Brothers of Monaghan. Antrim Opposition The first…

David Plays a Captain’s Part in Currow U-14 League Win

David Plays a Captain’s Part in Currow U-14 League Win

Currow U-14 captain, David Moriarty played his part with a top-scorer total of 2-3 to his name in their County League game against Renard recently. By Con Enright On Wednesday Currow U-14s made the long journey to South Kerry to play Renard in the final round of the County League. In a close game throughout,…

Cordal Seniors Add to their Club Run on Easter Sunday

Cordal Seniors Add to their Club Run on Easter Sunday

County Junior Club Football Championship Round 1: Cordal hosted Beale in the County Junior Club Football Championship Round 1 on Easter Sunday at 2:30pm. They faced a tough competitor in the North Kerry side and after a nail-biting full-time finish both sides were level at fifteen points a piece. The two teams played it off…