SCHOOLS

A NEW strategy aims to expand the role of Further Education and Training in Kerry and all across Ireland. That’s according to Andrew Brownlee, CEO of SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, who was speaking at the launch of a new five-year strategy for FET. The strategy, ‘Future FET: […]

THE sixth class pupils of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn had been together eight years, so it was only fitting that they met up one last time before post-primary beckons in September. The school organised a special ceremony at the school on Thursday, adhering to social distancing guidelines, which saw Fr Francis […]

IT had to be marked. The last few months have been traumatic for many and with schools closing and social distancing restrictions in place, children have been having a hard time. It’s been especially tough on sixth class pupils who were together with their classmates in March for the last […]

STUDENTS from Tralee schools were among the winners of a national journalism and writing competition. The result of ‘Press Pass’ run by NewsBrands Ireland were announced yesterday and Caylin Murray, Mercy Secondary School was deemed winner of the ‘Opinion’ category, while Cian Ó Grifín of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí was second in the ‘Photojournalism’ […]

MERCY Mounthawk has received six nominations in the Stagewise inaugural School Musical Awards competition. Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School staged their musical ‘Hairspray’ in January, in Siamsa Tíre. The show was a resounding success with a full house for all five performances. This year the school entered a new School Musical […]

As calls are made to postpone the Leaving Cert exams until the autumn, Guidance Counsellor, Billy Ryle says working at home presents new challenges but students have the resources to meet them headlong… In normal times, young people look forward to school holidays so that they can enjoy the freedom […]

A LOT has changed in a week. Last Wednesday evening, CBS The Green presented the John B. Keane play “Big Maggie” at the school in front of a packed audience. While two more shows were planned, the curtain came down on them with the measures introduced last Thursday by the […]

THE Transition Years of CBS The Green will stage their dramatic production of John B. Keane’s ‘Big Maggie’ tonight, Thursday and Friday night at the school. The cast have been rehearsing for months now and all that hard work will come to fruition in a top quality production which is […]

CBS The Green athletes taking part in the All Ireland Cross Country Championships this weekend in Santry. The school’s minor boys’ team consisting of Maurice Lenihan, Sean Og Brosnan, Eoin O’Flaherty, Keelan Best, Hugh Lenihan, David Lucid, Ryan Houlihan and Liam Og O’Connor recently won gold in the Munster team […]

SCHOOLS from all over Kerry sent over 20 teams to Presentation Secondary School Tralee on Tuesday night, for the History Teachers Association Of Ireland Kerry Schools Quiz. Sean Lyons was the quizmaster on the evening where Junior Cycle students tested their extensive knowledge of the past against each other. Tralee […]

THE Transition Years of CBS The Green are busy preparing for their upcoming dramatic production of John B. Keane’s Big Maggie which takes place over three days next week. “This is our third John B.Keane production in six shows over the past five years,” said teacher Ellen McGillycuddy. “Drama has […]

WITH the Status Orange weather warning issued for the weekend, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students were aptly dressed on Friday. However, it wasn’t Jorge-related. It was to do with a special event for Cycle Against Suicide. All the students were asked to wear an item of orange clothing, in order to complete another […]

STUDENTS from two schools in Castleisland paid a visit to Enable Ireland Kerry children’s services in Oakview Village on Friday to learn more about living with disability and to present a cheque. Presentation Secondary Castleisland and St Patrick’s Secondary School Castleisland are in partnership for the TY programme and the […]

IF you are considering an all-Irish education for your child or just curious about life in a Gaelscoil, Tralee’s only all-Irish Primary school extends a Céad Míle fáilte to you all to Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn at Killeen Road, Tralee, this Wednesday March 4 at 11am and again at 6.30pm. An […]

MOYDERWELL Mercy’s first class children are challenging the people of Kerry to join them in helping to tackle climate change through their April Cool’s Day initiative – and they’ve even written to Kerry TD Danny Healy Rae to get in on the act. The Tralee students have been working on […]

LAST week during midterm, teachers from Moyderwell Mercy School travelled to Kopaqvaguar in Iceland to observe the Icelandic Education system and to find ways to benefit their own school in Tralee. As part of the Erasmus programme, the teachers spent five days in Horduvallaskoli School where they gained first-hand experience […]

THEY’RE not finished yet! That was the message from Tralee CBS football team coach Tim McMahon, as the Corn Uí Mhúirí champions were welcomed back to the school after victory over St Brendan’s Killarney on Saturday. The entire student body gathered in the school gym on Monday afternoon to give […]

TJ Heaphy reports on a momentous victory for Tralee CBS in Fitzgerald Stadium on Saturday as they captured the Corn Uí Mhúirí for the first time since 2007… Tralee CBS 4-15 St Brendan’s Killarney 1-15 The Green finally bridged the gap from Munster ‘A’ success at the senior grade on […]

A GROUP of teenagers from Tralee and beyond will once again look forward to representing their county this summer at the International Children’s Games. Tralee has been sending teams since 2005 and this time they will compete at the Kecskemet Games, in Hungary from June 30-July 5. Kecskemet, the 8th […]

A WEST Kerry school is hosting its spring Open Day on Saturday, March 7, from 12 noon to 4pm. Coláiste Íde is an all-Irish 7 day boarding school for girls situated on the Dingle Peninsula, close to Dingle town. The college is renowned for its high standard of post-primary education. Dedicated […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training is holding its first Open Week event from Monday, March 2, to Friday, March 6 at its campus locations in Tralee and Listowel. It is a chance for parents, school leavers, job seekers, career changers, those who wish to re-skill or up-skill and […]

AS we told you earlier (click here if you missed it), ladies and gents stepped out in style at Ballygarry House Hotel for the Scoil Eoin Balloonagh Valentines Night Gala Ball fundraiser. The event was a huge success with over 250 guests enjoying music and entertainment on arrival  a gin […]

THE Scoil Eoin Balloonagh community was out in force on Friday night and didn’t they all look stylish! Local businesses, parents, boards of management, parents association, staff members past and present, families and friends gathered at Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa to celebrate Valentines Night with a Gala Ball. Guests […]

PRESENTATION Primary School in Tralee is one of five schools in Kerry to compete in the Regional Finals of the SEAI One Good Idea Competition. Students from; Tahilla CNS/Scoil Eoin, St. Michael’s N.S., Presentation Brothers College, Presentation Secondary School Tralee, and Colaiste na Sceilge, in Kerry will compete in the […]

CBS The Green Secondary School Tralee has launched a programme of events for International Safer Internet Day on Wednesday, February 11. Led by Transition Year students, they aim to inspire a countywide conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. International Safer Internet Day, SID is celebrated in over […]

THE Board of Management at a Tralee school has criticised the Government for inaction on progressing a new school building in a statement issued. Tralee Educate Together NS is currently on the School Building list (2019-21) but they say they have not had any direct communication from the Department of […]

TJ Heaphy reports on Tralee CBS The Green’s victory over Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore in the Corn Uí Mhúirí semi-final… Tralee CBS 2-19 Rathmore 1-17 AFTER the two sides met earlier in the year in O’Sullivan Cup, this encounter was anticipated to deliver. Rathmore won the previous decider comprehensively […]

MERCY Mounthawk Parents’ Council hosted a ‘Pakistani Cuisine and Eid Festival’ night in the school on Thursday. The Parents Council launched an Intercultural Programme last November that is taking place throughout the academic year 2019/2020. Parents from different cultures within the school community are hosting a series of cookery demonstrations […]

THE celebrations continued this week for Na Gaeil GAA Club as some of the panel and management visited primary schools on Tuesday. They were crowned All-Ireland Junior Club champions after victory in Croke Park on Saturday afternoon and have enjoyed the past few days marking the momentous win. They toured […]

PARENTS of young children starting school this September have a big decision to make over the coming months and a little school in the town centre is hoping they can help them make up their minds next week. St John’s Parochial School, located off Ashe Street adjacent to St John’s […]