SCHOOLS

SIAMSA Tíre hosted 60 students from Tralee secondary schools to introduce young women to careers in lighting, sound and stage management. The collaboration between The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin and the Abbey Theatre saw students from Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School and Tralee Presentation Secondary School take part. The purpose of the […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley TD has announced the delivery of €19,825 in funding for sustainable development projects in County Kerry schools. The successful projects in Kerry were an outdoor classroom and garden update for Ardfert Central N.S. (€5,000), wildlife pond and outdoor study equipment for Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh (€5,000), Installation of Water Filters and plastic […]

A FIFTH year student in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí came third in a competition for All-Irish schools in Cork on Wednesday. Stuart Daley, a teenager with a passion for rock music, took to the stage in The Youth Theatre in Fermoy to represent in the school at Scléip, a stage based competition for All […]

A LOCAL student has just published her first book of poems at the age of just 14. Abigail Adetunji is a third year student at Mercy Mounthawk and launched the book, ‘Mirror — A Poetry Collection for Those Willing to Reflect’, at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on Saturday. A number of friends, […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley has urged schools in Kerry to apply for solar panel grants to reduce their energy costs and their emissions. The Solar For Schools scheme will provide eligible schools with 6 kilowatts of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. Kerry is one of the […]

A ‘Back to the Future’ music concert fundraiser event was organised by Kerry College students for K.S.P.C.A, an organisation close to the students’ hearts, on Monday at the Clash campus. The Level 5 Music Performance and Sound Production students showcased many of the songs they have been working on together […]

A KILFLYNN school has received a special judges award in the Marine Institute’s Explorers Ocean Champion Awards 2023. St Teresa’s NS Kilflynn receives the award for their healthy ocean school project: ‘Deep Sea Science Fair’. Presenting the award during science week, Cushla Dromgool-Regan, Explorers Education Programme Manager, congratulated the children, teachers, […]

EXCITEMENT was in the air as over 200 people attended Cara Credit Union’s Prize Giving Night in Manor West Hotel, recently. Invited guests included inspirational artists from Tralee, Castleisland, Killorglin, Ballyduff and Causeway, their teachers and their families. The theme of this year’s Credit Union Art Competition was the ‘Me […]

HUNDREDS of people made their way to the Scoil Eoin Balloonagh Sports Hall on Sunday as they held their second Festive Fair. Organised and run voluntarily by the Parents Association with the help of Scoil Eoin staff,  it was another super success and great credit is due to all who contributed […]

A STANDING ovation hailed an amazing performance from the students of Presentation Secondary School on Thursday night. After months of rehearsals, it was time for them to put on ‘Showtime – A Musical Extravaganza’ at Siamsa Tíre and with a mix of old favourites and modern classics, the show went down […]

MUNSTER Technological University’s commitment to sustainability took centre stage during a student engagement event held on campus on Wednesday last. The event, organised by MTU’s Green Campus community, highlighted the importance of sustainability and provided staff and students with the necessary knowledge to lead environmentally conscious lives. Dr. Lynda Weekes, […]

ARDFERT National School has received a special Judges Award in the Marine STEAM category of the Explorers Ocean Champion Awards 2023. Presenting the award, Cushla Dromgool-Regan, Explorers Education Programme Manager, congratulated the children, teachers, and outreach team for their innovative ideas and research about the ocean and marine animals. “The […]

CBS The Green Tralee clinched the top spot at the ISTA Senior Science Quiz held on Thursday evening at the South Campus of Munster Technological University. Karim Abusamra, Samuel Regan and Tom Stuart, representing the Tralee school just outshone 17 other teams to claim the coveted 1st place. Their performance […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee students received their Bronze Gaisce President’s Awards at the school on Wednesday. Twenty Transition Year students of the 2022/2023 school year, under the guidance of TY Programme Co-ordinator Ms Marion Cronin, completed a physical challenge, got involved in their local community and enhanced their personal skills […]

THE Kerry College Assistant Principal has won a national award for her work on Universal Design at the John Kelly Awards announced yesterday. Celia O’Shea said it was a great honour to have won the John Kelly Award for the Further Education and Training Sector this year. “The standard from all […]

IT was Wellbeing and Stand Up Week in Mercy Mounthawk last week, with a variety of workshops, talks, concerts and activities arranged throughout. One of the highlights of the week was a flashmob event on Thursday during the morning break. Junior cycle artistic performance students and a group of 6th […]

THE achievements of Leaving Cert students from Mercy Mounthawk who received excellent results this year were recognised at an annual event in the school on Saturday. Eighteen students achieved over 600 points in the State Exams this year with the school having 38% of students achieving over 500 points  and […]

THE Gum Litter Taskforce Bin It! Roadshow visited towns in Kerry on Monday to drive positive behavioural change around attitudes to gum litter amongst students. Throughout the week, students from St Brigid’s Presentation Secondary School, Presentation Secondary School Tralee, Intermediate School and CBS The Green will take part in the hour-long workshop, where […]

A KIND-HEARTED SNA in a local school took to the road recently to help raise funds for Derryquay NS. Laura Ennis from Tralee just started working as an SNA at the school in September and decided to run the Tralee Half-Marathon a couple of weeks ago to help fund equipment […]

A LOCAL councillor wants the Council to write to the Department to ask them to consider using Tralee as a pilot town for reducing the weight of schoolbags to encourage children to walk or cycle to school. Fianna Fáil Cllr Mikey Sheehy was responding to a progress report provided on […]

A TEACHER at Kerry College has been shortlisted for an award which recognises excellence in inclusive education. Celia O’Shea, an Assistant Principal at the college, will present her work on Universal Design for Learning at the John Kelly Awards next week. The awards, hosted by University College Dublin, are an […]

APPLICANTS are invited for the latest Kerry College Digital Journalism, Podcasting & Radio Full-time Course which starts in less than two weeks. It coincides with the news that Digital Journalism, Podcasting & Radio graduate Katelyn Galvin has secured a paid placement with Radio Kerry. Now in its fourth year, the […]

THEY came from all over Kerry, Munster, Ireland and beyond for the graduation day at Munster Technological University’s Kerry North campus on Friday. The Kerry Sports Academy main hall was transformed for the day to welcome this year’s graduating classes which included students from the School of Business, Computing and Humanities, the School […]

THERE was a wonderful atmosphere at CBS The Green last Tuesday night as the school opened its doors to over 500 visitors for its annual Open Night. The event provided a glimpse into the school’s rich array of offerings and state-of-the-art facilities. The night was filled with the harmonious melodies of […]

THERE were more caps and gowns than you could shake a graduation scroll at up at the Kerry Sports Academy on Friday, as a momentous day arrived for students. Yes, it’s the time of year when the Munster Technological University students are rewarded for years of study, sacrifice and dedication…and a […]

THE ‘Class of 2023’ received their graduation awards at Munster Technological University’s Kerry North campus on Friday. All conferring ceremonies took place at the Kerry Sports Academy, home to the Health & Leisure Department and the Sports Programme at MTU in Tralee. This year’s graduating classes includes students from the School of […]

WEEKS of preparation came to fruition for the Transition Year students at Mercy Mounthawk on Thursday evening when they staged the annual fashion show. Taking the topical theme of ‘Barbie & Ken’, it sure caught the imagination of students and parents with hundreds of tickets sold for the event in the […]

IT’S the time of the year when parents and their children who are now in their final year of primary school, think about ‘the next step’. Well Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí surely helped them make up their minds on Thursday when they held an open evening to showcase the new school. After […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí will be hosting their Open Evening for the first time at their new school in Cloonmore on this Thursday, October 26. Commencing at 6.30pm, pupils from primary schools accompanied by parents/guardians will have an opportunity to meet with staff and students and to discover what the school can offer to […]

A TRALEE school is among the Kerry-based nominees in the Tech Industry Alliance annual Leaders Awards which takes place next month. Tech Industry Alliance, the leading cluster organisation connecting, growing and advancing an innovative and thriving tech and tech enabled business environment and economy across Cork and Kerry, has announced […]