SCHOOLS

TWO students from Tralee schools have won top prizes in this year’s 70th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Siqi Yao (age 16), a pupil at Presentation Secondary School, Tralee and Áine Newsome (15), from Mercy Mountawk Secondary School were both were winners of Special Merit Awards for artworks that Final Adjudicator, […]

THERE was an incredible turnout at The Klub at Kerins O’Rahillys on Thursday night for a table quiz in aid of a local school’s campaign to buy a new bus. St Ita’s and St Joseph’s school started the campaign to raise funds for a new bus for transporting children on […]

THREE Mercy Mounthawk girls have qualified for the All-Ireland Schools Golf Final for the second year in a row. Lucy Grattan, who is fourth year, third year student Arie O’Shea and Ema Vinarcikova,  who is in second year, will head to Milltown Golf Club, Dublin on Monday, April 29 for […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle on Minister Foley’s announcement yesterday which sees uncertainty end for Leaving Cert candidates as marking process and results date are revealed… The uncertainty about the marking of the 2024 Leaving Cert exams was ended on Wednesday morning when Minister Norma Foley announced that, once again this […]

KERRY College hosted their annual Recruitment Fair in their Clash Road Campus, Tralee on Tuesday. With learners set to complete their QQI Level 5 and Level 6 programmes in May across a diverse range of disciplines such as childcare, hospitality, healthcare support, carpentry, administration, and more, this event proved to […]

WHILE many young pupils in town are busy preparing this time of year for their First Holy Communion Day, there’s still a few Confirmation ceremonies taking place in the greater Tralee area this week. On Tuesday it was the turn of sixth class pupils from Spa NS to receive the […]

LYREACROMPANE Primary School has announced its transition to become Kerry Education and Training Board’s (Kerry ETB’s) fourth Community National School (CNS). This decision marks a shift from its previous Catholic ethos to a multidenominational one, aimed at offering greater inclusivity and choice to families within the community and wider area. […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee was a hive of activity on Friday morning as they welcomed both older members of the local community for an information event and a film crew to showcase the work being done by the Microsoft Dream Space Ambassadors. The Dream Space programme at Microsoft Ireland provides […]

TRANSITION year students at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí are tirelessly rehearsing for their upcoming comedy ‘All’s Well That Ends Well?’ The play next month will see the return of Audrey (Kayla Ní Chonchúir) and Davy (Dan Ó Maoldomhnaigh) in the trilogy of plays written by playwright Mary Quirke of Qwerkkreations. Seventeen transition […]

MTU invites companies, start-ups, businesses, entrepreneurs, community groups and the general public to visit the campus from 8.30am to 11.00am to ‘Connect with MTU’ on Friday, April 26. This event is an opportunity for anyone to connect with the university. Whether you are a company looking for research support to […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee will host a special coffee morning at the school next week. With the recent surge in scams targeting the elderly in Ireland, the Microsoft Dream Space Ambassadors at the school will host an informal coffee morning – ‘Tea and Tech’ for any older, wise learners in […]

SIX delegates from Kerry were among the 160 young people from Comhairle na nÓg (local youth councils) across Ireland who met in Dáil Éireann recently to debate the critical issue of mental health. Mental health was identified by over 3,000 young people across Comhairle na nÓg as their priority issue […]

KERRY County Council and the Mayor of Tralee invited local national schools and vacant shopfront business owners in this initiative in the lead up to the Easter period. The initiative involved school students designing and decorating their Easter theme on vacant shopfronts around the town. Using the Easter theme, children […]

CAMOGIE players from around the county came together on Friday to compete in the Allcare Kerry Schools First Year Camogie blitz organised and hosted by Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk. Five young teams competed from Causeway (2), Mercy Mounthawk, Presentation Tralee and Kanturk.  The overall winners were Causeway Comprehensive who took the title with […]

IT was an emotional Thursday for all in the Listellick school community as they bade farewell to their much-loved Principal Annette Dineen. Pupils, staff, members of the board of management and local clergy filled the sports hall at the school for a gathering to honour Annette who has been in […]

THE Ballyroe Heights Hotel was awash with glamour on Thursday night as students from Munster Technological University got glammed up to have a ball. They got that Easter holiday feeling early at the Nursing and Agricultural Studies Students Ball, one of the social highlights of the year. Over 300 students […]

STUDENTS at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí are embarking on an exciting language, cultural and sporting exchange programme with their fellow German students at partner school Martin von Cochem Gymnasium in the town of Cochem located in the Mosel region between Frankfurt and Cologne. This new initiative won the joint support of Léargas, the […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí Transition Year students came home with two awards from an event in Cork on Tuesday. Two groups of TY students from the school competed in the All Ireland TY Drama Festival  at the Cork Opera House. The two short plays from the students— ‘Cé A Mharaigh Art Ó Laoghaire’ […]

By Principal Pat Neenan Moyderwell Mercy Primary School, Tralee offers a friendly, welcoming atmosphere where children feel happy and secure in a family-like environment. A highly motivated and dedicated staff work diligently as a team to nurture the children and foster a willingness to learn. Conveniently located in Tralee Town […]

THURSDAY saw two more Confirmation ceremonies take place at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church in Tralee. In the morning it was the turn of 29 sixth class pupils from Listellick NS to receive the sacrament from Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne. The Bishop stayed on for the afternoon ceremony […]

STUDENTS from CBS The Green won a top prize at the County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards held on Friday at MTU Tralee. The Boot Clinic, a company was set up by Oliver Lata and Stephen Turner, which restores old football boots, won the Senior […]

KERRY ETB learners attended at a special event in Thomond Park on Thursday which honoured ETB Alumni and award ETB Bursaries. Part of ETB Week, it was a showcase of achievements and a testament to Kerry ETB’s unwavering dedication to shaping the education and training in Kerry and nationwide. Through a series […]

By Principal Pat Neenan Moyderwell Mercy Primary School, Tralee offers a friendly, welcoming atmosphere where children feel happy and secure in a family-like environment. A highly motivated and dedicated staff work diligently as a team to nurture the children and foster a willingness to learn. Conveniently located in Tralee Town […]

THERE was a massive turnout at Mercy Mounthawk last night as the school held a table quiz fundraiser to help towards the costs associated with the success of the sports teams. The Centenary Hall was full to capacity for the quiz where participants answered questions on music, sport, local affairs […]

THE weather gods were not smiling down on Scoil Eoin’s sixth class pupils on Wednesday as they made their way to Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church for their Confirmation Day. Nevertheless there was great excitement among the 63 pupils from three classes receiving the sacrament on a wet Wednesday […]

THE Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland, Gerasko Larysa, made a visit to Tralee this week. The Ambassador met with learners and staff from across Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB). One of the highlights of the event was a performance by the Ukrainian folk choir from Killarney, which notably included […]

KERRY ETB hosted a Schools Ethos Showcase in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Tuesday as part of ETBI Week 2024. The ethos of ETB schools, Post Primary and Community National Schools is underpinned by five core values — Care, Respect, Community, Equality and Excellence in Education. The showcase allowed schools the opportunity to […]

LAST year’s Donal Walsh Spa NS 6k Challenge was another huge success and raised thousands of euro for a great cause. Fionnbar and Elma Walsh of the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation were at the school on Tuesday to accept a cheque for €4,000 raised at the May 2023 event. “It […]

IT was a busy start to the week at Holy Family School on Monday as school books were put to one side as all the children were invited to take part in a unique whole-of-school project to take climate and biodiversity action. Each pupil from Junior Infants to Sixth Class […]

TWO groups of Transition Year students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will compete in the All Ireland TY Drama Festival this month. The two short plays — ‘Cé A Mharaigh Art Ó Laoghaire’ and ‘In The Blink Of An Eye’ — are two of only 11 entries nationwide to make the final on […]