Revamp to herald new era for centre

CASTLEISLAND waved goodbye to a special kind of sporting madness last night.

For 34 years, the annual five-day basketball blitz in the Kerry town has throbbed and thrived in the limited confines of local community centres, ballrooms and parish halls.

Organisers managed the mayhem and sent 10,000 followers home safe, if sweating, year after year, but they have become increasingly concerned by out-of-date facilities, and safety considerations.