SCHOOLS

THE second Debs season of the year is in full swing at Ballyroe Heights Hotel as newly graduated sixth years enjoy a summer soirée. Earlier this week saw students from Ballybunion and Causeway schools attend their annual get-together and last night saw over 130 teenagers from Presentation Milltown converge on […]

SUMMER arrived for a couple of hours on Tuesday evening as former students from Causeway Comprehensive School made their way in the sunshine to the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The occasion was the annual Debs Ball, organised by the students themselves, which saw them get together just weeks after completing their […]

KERRY Education and Training Board (ETB) is calling on the Government to commit to tackling inequalities in the education sector by supporting the priorities laid out in the #SupportYourLocalETB campaign. Representatives from Kerry ETB met with members of the Oireachtas at a briefing event in Buswells Hotel, Dublin, last week […]

FEW members of staff have touched the lives of pupils and staff at St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville in such a positive way as Áine Quinn. The Tralee native has spent nearly 30 years nurturing pupils at the school, but that all comes to an end this week with Áine’s […]

MUNSTER Technological University (MTU) has today announced 14 new roles in research management and administration under the Technological Universities Research and Innovation Supporting Enterprise (TU RISE) programme. Earlier this year, MTU received €14.6 million in funding under TU RISE and the new posts will form a key part of MTU’s Research-to-Impact initiative. MTU […]

FAMILIES arrived in glorious sunshine to St Brendan’s NS Blennerville on Tuesday evening for a special graduation night for sixth class pupils. There were 26 pupils saying a fond farewell after eight years of running the gamut of emotions during their wonderful time at the school. “They were a pleasure […]

EIGHT years of primary school ended on Tuesday for the Class of 2024 in O’Brennan NS. The school held a Graduation Ceremony in the school hall this morning to mark the occasion with family and friends attending. Fr Gearóid Walsh officiated the ceremony with principal Mrs Michelle White speaking to […]

THE school year at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn was a very busy one with a retirement, a graduation and a get-together for the staff the highlights of a hectic week. The school community came together on Thursday to say farewell to Bríd de Rath, a much-loved and respected member of staff […]

THE folks at O’Brennan NS received the news recently that the school has been awarded its first ever Amber Flag. The Amber Flag initiative is an initiative run by Pieta House which recognises the individual efforts of primary and secondary schools, youth reach, third level institutions, community groups, clubs and […]

MUNSTER Technological University (MTU) has announced that H2 Compliance will sponsor the MTU Athletics Club for the 2024/25 academic year. The company, which is a consulting firm that provides tailored solutions for chemical and environmental compliance, will provide the club with financial support which will be directed towards its facilities […]

HOW they’ve grown up. Eight years of primary school is coming to an end for pupils from Scoil Eoin Balloonagh’s three sixth classes, as they graduated yesterday to embark on the next step in their educational journey. The sports hall was packed on Thursday as families gathered for the emotional […]

IT’S been an exciting week for pupils at St John’s Parochial School, Ashe Street. Not only were they getting their summer holidays on Thursday afternoon, but they also finished their wonderful mural in time for the sixth class pupils to see it before they left the school for the last […]

FAMILIES gathered on a sunny Tuesday evening at Flemby Ballymacelligott NS to see the graduation of three pupils from the school. It was a special time for Conor McCarthy, Jack Farren, and Sophie McKenna who received their graduation hoodies as they prepare to move on to secondary school. Chairperson Bridget […]

WITH the primary school year coming to a close, it’s inevitable that many teachers are coming to that time when they decide to ‘hang up the chalk’. This is the case for Paula Brassil of Moyderwell Mercy Primary School, who retires after 25 years in the school. Around 70 people […]

THIRD to sixth class in Fybough National School, Castlemaine, received the Community Champions Award for their JEP business, Photo Buddies, in the All-Island Junior Entrepreneur Programme Awards announced today. Glenderry NS, Kilgarvan NS and Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn also made the Top 30 in the programme this year. Fybough N teacher, […]

MINISTER for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD, today announced 24 primary schools in Kerry have been awarded the SFI Curious Minds Award 2024. The Tralee area schools to receive awards include Caherleaheen National School; Listellick N.S; Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn; St Brendan’s NS Fenit; O’Brennan […]

PUPILS from the first and second classes at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh were called to the School Hall on Monday where the Student Council, Mr. O’Toole and Mrs. O’Donoghue awaited them to announce the ‘School Spirit Award’ winner for 2023/24. The Scoil Eoin School Spirit Award was devised by the Student […]

A LOCAL man has raised over €6,000 to help a local school buy a new bus. Eoghan Galvin ran the Cork Marathon on Sunday in aid of St Ita’s and St Joseph’s effort to buy new bus for transporting children on school trips and activities. He presented the cheque to […]

PARENTS of children wishing to enrol in September will be welcomed to Listellick National School this Thursday, June 6, for an open evening. New Principal Rosemarie Lawlor is looking forward to welcoming parent from 6.30pm to 7.30pm to the bright and vibrant school situated on the edge of Tralee on the […]

MUNSTER Technological University (MTU) has received over €2 million in Springboard+ funding. The Springboard+ programme provides free and heavily subsidised upskilling and reskilling opportunities through higher education in areas where there are identified skills needs. Many of these courses are aimed at jobseekers and those returning to the workforce. The […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle has some last minute advice for 2024 State Exams candidates… The waiting is almost over for about 136,300 Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle students as the exams get under way next Wednesday, 5th June. Exam entries are up by 1,500, or 1%, on last year’s figure. […]

AS the school year begins to wind down at Listellick NS over the next month, the new Principal is settling in nicely at the school on the hill. Ballyheigue native Rosemarie Lawlor has received a wonderful welcome from all since she arrived on May 13 and she is looking forward […]

MUNSTER Technological University (MTU) Tralee is set to host the All-Ireland Rare Disease Interdisciplinary Research Network (RAiN) symposium on Monday, June 10 from 11am-4:30pm. This symposium is open to anyone living with or interested in rare diseases. Rare diseases, while individually uncommon, collectively pose a significant challenge to the global […]

THE teaching faculty at Kerry College stood and applauded Joe Kelly as he entered the canteen on Tuesday morning to acknowledge a man who has given nearly 50 years of service in education. The teacher and coordinator of the Construction Technology course at the Clash Campus was a little overwhelmed […]

Mary Lucey of Career Ahead has some advice for parents/ guardians on how to support students as the State exams loom… It is without doubt that every parent/guardian wants the best for their child on the run up to and during the Leaving Certificate examinations. I am always amused by […]

SIX schools from Kerry were among the 106 primary school nationwide to showcased at this year’s sixth annual ESB Science Blast in Limerick, the RDS Foundation’s flagship Science and Technology Programme. A STEM-focused educational programme involving whole classes investigating the science behind simple questions, this year’s event took place for […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley has announced that funding approval has been given for new classrooms and facilities for Castlemaine national school. Castlemaine national school, which has 108 pupils, will be getting two new special educational needs classrooms and a daily living skills room. The new facilities will free up […]

THE ribbon has been cut, marking the official opening of Kerry Education and Training Board’s (Kerry ETB) refurbished O’Connell Further Education and Training Centre in Cahersiveen. The event, attended by Kerry ETB management, staff, Board members, dignitaries, community leaders, and members of the local community, highlights an exciting expansion of […]

ALL roads led to Ardfert Central NS last Friday morning as the crowds gathered to celebrate the official opening of its new school hall. The weather obliged and the sun shone brightly as the Minister for Education, Norma Foley T.D. arrived to cut the tape. Among the distinguished guests was […]

AFTER a month of dry, sunny Saturdays, the weather refused to play ball at the weekend as the wind and rain threatened to spoil the big day for Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn pupils. But they’re made of sterner stuff at that school and nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the second […]