SCHOOLS

THREE groups of young people from Kerry, including one from Tralee, beat off stiff opposition from across the country to claim top prizes at this year’s ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards 2023. The Overall Junior Winner and the winner in the Junior ECO-Community Development category was ‘Mounthawk Student Climate Conference 2022’, […]

ALDI and the IRFU have announced that Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn in Tralee are one of two schools in Kerry to have won €5,000 in this year’s ALDI Play Rugby sticker competition. Along with Filemore National School in Caherciveen, the Gaelscoil was among the ten lucky runners-up in this year’s competition, which […]

STAFF from Presentation Secondary School gathered at The Ashe Hotel on Friday last to celebrate the contribution of retired colleagues and to mark the end of the school year. Teachers Marie Hand and Margaret O’Connell and former principal Mary Kennelly were feted on the night, lauded for their dedication to […]

IT was a cloudy, but dry Sunday morning in the Town Park as pupils, their families and staff from St John’s Parochial School Tralee gathered for a family fun run in Tralee Town Park. There was a lovely atmosphere as the school community came together with the aim of the run to […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle has some last minute advice for 2023 State Exams candidates to help them reap the rewards for all the hard work they’ve put in… The waiting is almost over for about 134,800 Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle students as the exams get under way next Wednesday, […]

THEY couldn’t have asked for better weather on Saturday as families made their way to St John’s Church on Saturday for a very special occasion. The final First Holy Communion Day in the Tralee area for 2023 saw pupils from Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn receive the sacrament from Fr Francis Nolan. […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry T.D Norma Foley today announced over €10 million to be invested in school building projects in Kerry to assist with ‘23/24 enrolments. This funding allocation will provide for state-of-the-art facilities in a number of locations across the county and provide accommodation for the coming school […]

IT was a day to remember for all those who turned out for the ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ hosted by Spa N.S. on Sunday. The school organised the hugely popular family fun day in honour of Donal, their past pupil on Sunday May 28. “We wanted to honour Donal […]

MUNSTER Technological University has announced the winners of this year’s ‘Haberdashery — Circular & Sustainable Design’ programme coinciding with global Revolution Fashion Week 2023. Ireland’s Knowledge Center for Carbon Climate and Community Action (IKC3) and the CIRCBIO research group at MTU are working with transition year students to advance their sustainability knowledge, […]

IT was standing room only in St John’s Church on Friday afternoon as over 200 students  celebrated the end of their schooldays. The Mercy Mounthawk Graduation Day was another emotional affair as the seven classes and Leaving Cert Applied students gathered with their families to mark the milestone in their […]

By Deirdre Ní Chochlán (teacher) AN important chapter in the lives of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí 6th year students came to an end on Thursday evening as they gathered to celebrate their graduation. The occasion was held in the glorious evening sunshine at the new school campus. Students Kiana Breathnach and Philip […]

IT’S been a busy week at Coláiste Gleann Lí as the academic year comes to a close. The annual school awards were held on Wednesday, while a day later it was time for the sixth year cohort to say farewell to their schooldays at a special graduation ceremony. It was […]

PUPILS and staff in St John’s Parochial School Tralee are inviting friends and families from near and far to join them on this Sunday for a family fun run in Tralee Town Park. The aim of the run is to raise funds to build a playground for the children within […]

THIS Sunday will see hundreds converge on Spa National School for the 2023 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’. This hugely popular event was first held in 2014 and has become a firm favourite on the community calendar in the Spa. This year’s event coincides with the tenth anniversary of Donal’s […]

IT was a special Thursday for 124 students at CBS The Green, as a graduation day was held to mark the end of their schooldays. It was clear from the decorations in the assembly hall — with its balloon arch and faces of the students on the bunting — and […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle has welcomed news that the Leaving Certificate results will be released earlier this year… A bit of good news is always welcome before any big event. That’s exactly what public exam candidates received on Wednesday afternoon when the State Examinations Commission (SEC) announced that the Leaving […]

THE annual Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Student Awards took place at the new school building at Clonmore on Tuesday afternoon with a plethora of honours handed out to students. The awards ceremony is a celebration of student’s achievements during the year. Awards recognising sport, culture and the Irish language were only some of those awards received […]

THE academic year 2022/2023 was another strong year of growth for Coláiste Gleann Lí post-primary school and this was celebrated on Wednesday morning. In congratulating the students, the Principal of the school Mr. Liam McGill outlined the great strides the school has made in the area of Science, Technology, Maths, […]

CURROW National School were overall winners of the START Trophy 2023 at an event in the University of Galway recently. Three primary schools who used scientific methods to answer questions about well-being, education and fitness in the classroom, took part in the event. Organised by the Health Research Board-Trials Methodology Research […]

KERRY Education and Training Board has launched Ireland’s first cross-sectoral collaboration between Primary, Post Primary, and Further Education with Trinity College School of Education. On Monday, the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, officially launched the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Research Project at Kerry College Clash Campus. The project, spearheaded […]

OUR Lady and St Brendan’s Church was a hive of activity on Saturday morning for the Holy Family NS First Holy Communion Day. It was a lovely day for families as they arrived for the occasion which saw Fr Amos as the ceremony celebrant. All went off smoothly thanks to […]

THEY were blessed with dry weather on Saturday as families made their way to St John’s Church on Castle Street for the annual CBS Primary First Holy Communion Day. Teachers Ciara Griffin and Gearóid O’Sullivan had their second class pupils well prepared to receive the sacrament, with Fr Tadhg Fitzgerald […]

THERE were very few dry eyes in St John’s Church on Friday as the Presentation Secondary School sixth class girls gathered to celebrate the end of their schooldays. The annual graduation was, as usual, an emotional affair as the girls reflected on the past six years of highs and lows, […]

ARDFERT School celebrated ‘Bike Day’ on Friday and also took the opportunity to launch its ‘Night at the Dogs’ event. Excited groups of children cycling and scooting began arriving at the school from 8.30am onwards as they took part in National Bike Day. Garda Aidan O’Mahony and Angela Wall, Green Schools […]

THERE was a big turnout at The Rose Hotel on Thursday for the annual Progressive Pathways Fair. The event provided an opportunity for people aged 16 or over, with additional support needs to find out more about their employment options. There were a number of stands with helpful staff from […]

GAELCHÓLAISTE Chiarraí, Tralee, raised their Gaelbhratach flags at St Patrick’s campus, at DCU on Tuesday. Over 200 students from Gaelbhratach committees in post-primary schools across the country gathered to celebrate their hard work in promoting Irish in their schools throughout the year, and were presented with a Gaelbhratach flag. Through […]

THE efforts of a group of Transition Year students at Mercy Mounthawk raised almost €2,500 for Breast Cancer Ireland through a number of events. Juliette O’Connell, Outreach Co-ordinator with Breast Cancer Ireland was on hand to accept a cheque for €2,481 on Thursday morning from the TY Active Leisure Class. […]

KERRY College are hosting Pathway Open Day events at four locations around the county in the coming weeks. This is a chance to explore a world of possibilities and discover the perfect pathway course that will help you work toward your desired career. Visitors can learn about a range of […]

THE annual Mercy Mounthawk Student Awards took place at the school sports hall on Tuesday night with a plethora of honours handed out to scores of students. “We were delighted to see such a huge turnout this year for our awards night,” said Deputy Principal Pat Fleming. “That is probably […]

THE lovely, intimate Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass was the venue for a special event on Saturday morning. There were 24 girls and boys from Caherleaheen NS making their First Holy Communion. They has been preparing for months under Ms de Hóra and they all had a wonderful […]