Last week’s Castleisland RFC Split the Bucket winner Ger O’Connell, Scartaglen collected his winnings of €767 from the club’s under-age coach, Billy O’Sullivan at Lyons’ Bar in Scartaglen on Saturday night. Gráinne Walsh represented draw hosts Lyons’ Bar and she picked out this week’s winner, Paudie O’Shea, Castleisland for a St. Patrick’s weekend cheque of €808. Paudie O’Shea…
I’m of Kerry, the third publication by Castleisland man Johnnie Roche, was launched recently at the town’s River Island Hotel and the first print run sold out quickly. It’s a memoir that will stir those who recall the days of fireside entertainment and amateur dramatics at local halls. Johnnie laughingly recalls one scene of a…
A new website has been launched this week to preserve and showcase the rich and varied history of the Castleisland area and its hinterland. The need for the new site has grown from the sheer depth and scope of material left by the late Michael O’Donohoe (1936 – 2008). While his material has been digitised…
Few natives ever give Castleisland and its environs the kind of credit it gets from the director of a rapidly growing and innovative business which she founded and based here. Antoinette Butler is a native of the deeply historic county of Waterford and she’s the director of Irish Host Family.ie. This is a fast-growing Castleisland-based…
