SCHOOLS

PUPILS at CBS The Green, Tralee held a school fundraiser in aid of Pieta House last Friday. The school held a non-uniform day and each student wore an orange, yellow or red piece of clothing. These colours were chosen to symbolise the movement from darkness to light. “This is an […]

THERE was a packed house in CBS The Green on Wednesday night for the opening of their latest production, John Millington Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’. There were fantastic performances all around by the Transition Years in the pop-up theatre in the school foyer and the stage design looked incredible […]

STUDENTS came out in their hundreds yesterday to protest about how the Government isn’t doing enough to combat Climate Change. While protests took place outside Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and Mercy Mounthawk, around 200 students from schools all over Tralee and beyond went to Kerry County Council buildings in Rathass as part […]

IT’S a time to celebrate our culture and the pupils of Derryquay NS didn’t disappoint on Friday. They held a Céilí Mór to also coincide with Seachtain na Gaeilge and it was a hugely enjoyable afternoon for all. “The children have been practising their tunes on tin whistle and fiddle and […]

AS is the custom, the St Patrick’s celebrations started early at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh as the whole school came out in the yard for their annual parade on Friday. St Patrick (Jimmy Diggins) led the procession with eight year old Ryan Kelliher, a pupil at the school, who has Muscular […]

TWO students from Mercy Mounthawk will take part in the Munster Schools Debating Final next week. Organised by the UCC Philosophical Society, Sean Hennessy and John McCrohan have won three debates to get to the final which again takes place at UCC and will be Kerry’s only representative. “It’s a […]

THE cameras were rolling in Presentation Primary School on Tuesday as the school was selected to feature in an upcoming television documentary. The crew from Frontline Films spent the day in the school which is taking part in the Creative Schools Programme. Creative Schools — led by the Arts Council in […]

THE first All Ireland Tapas & Pintxo Championships are taking place next month in Tralee and events are taking place around it which are a must for foodies. Taking place on Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10 and hosted by Taste Kerry and the IT Tralee Culinary Department, 20 […]

CHILDREN in Ardfert have been taking their first steps into the world of business with some innovative ideas at the school. Pupils from Mrs. Sheehan’s Sixth Class in Ardfert NS took part in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme and have been working very hard since December, setting up their mini company. […]

KERRY College of Further Education held a Health Promotion Day organised by the Physiotherapy Assistant and Sports Therapy Students on Tuesday. The college’s all weather astro-turf was used for activities such as a Crossbar Challenge, Penalty Shoot Outs, Volley Ball etc. The student body also benefited from Health and Fitness Screening […]

KERRY stars David Clifford and Shane Enright were in Mercy Mounthawk this week to present jerseys for the school’s football teams. Under the advice of Shane Enright of Bank of Ireland, students worked to organise a bank to raise funds and Bank of Ireland matched those funds to sponsor the […]

AROUND 360 pupils were joined by their teachers from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and a few special guests for a 5k fun run to bring the school’s Seachtain na Gaeilge events to a close. Well known Kerry comedian Bernard Casey and fitness guru Aidan O’Mahony were on hand to lend their support […]

HOLY Family NS was even more colourful than usual on Thursday with an array of outfits sported by the young pupils. The reason was World Book Day and the school went all out with a number of activities. “We celebrate the importance of reading for pleasure and this was certainly […]

FIVE schools from Tralee and beyond took part in a schools blitz yesterday at Mercy Mounthawk. Aimed at 1st to 3rd year pupils, teams from Pres Tralee, Pres Castleisland, Causeway Comprehensive, St Joseph’s Ballybunion and Mercy Mounthawk took to the pitches under the guidance of Laura Collins, Kerry Camogie County […]

HUNDREDS of CBS The Green students took part in a ‘Pancake Tuesday’ fundraiser at the school. Some students headed to the new ‘Breakfast Club’ kitchen to make pancakes for their fellow pupils. Teachers and pupils brought in cakes while Garvey’s Supervalu in Tralee also sponsored the goodies. Students could then […]

A SCHOOL which is renowned for its high standard of Post-Primary education is holding an open day this Saturday. Coláiste Íde is a 7 day boarding school for girls situated in the Dingle Peninsula. With a capacity for 150 students, Coláiste Íde provides education through the medium of Irish. Coláiste Íde […]

HAVING won the Cara Credit Union Schools Quiz back in January, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn competed in Stage 2 last weekend. Their brain power was well and truly tested  as they battled it out with schools from all over Kerry and West Limerick, coming out on top in the under 13 […]

THE Golf Doc Academy has announced the official launch of the inaugural Kerry Schools Cup golf competition for 12 – 16 year olds. Teams of six kids are being invited to represent their secondary school in the Kerry Schools Cup and unlike other sports for 12 -16 year olds, teams […]

A STUDENT at a Kerry school will be recognised at an awards ceremony in Dublin in a couple of weeks. Hannah Ní Shearcaigh of Coláiste Íde in Dingle won the “Young Translators, 2018” competition for Munster with the European Commission recently. Hannah had to undertake a specific test for translating […]

THE Kerry College of Further Education campus in Clash was buzzing on Wednesday as they held an Open Day to showcase the courses, facilities and wide range of options available. There were hundreds of secondary school students from around the county as well as people who want to upskill and […]

KERRY College of Further Education Open Day is being held on Wednesday, February 27 at the Clash Campus, Tralee. This annual event provides an opportunity for those attending to gain an insight into the college and the many courses on offer. Teachers and current students will be on hand during […]

A WONDERFUL school in the heart of Tralee is currently enrolling pupils for September 2019. Moyderwell Mercy is a co-educational primary school in the Catholic tradition, catering for pupils from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. Each child is individually known to the Principal and staff and is educated in a […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí was a colourful place on Wednesday as the school took part in a special event for Cycle Against Suicide. All the students were asked to wear an item of orange clothing with some even painting their faces that colour for the day, in order to complete another ‘gear’ […]

TRALEE has new All-Ireland champions thanks to the exploits of Mercy Mounthawk basketballers this afternoon. After some disappointments over the past few week, the Under 15A boys side went to the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght today and won the Subway  All-Ireland Schools final. They beat Malahide in the semi-final […]

IT’S a small school but Flemby NS has so much to offer children and parents can find out all about its attributes at an open day next Tuesday, February 19 at 7pm. Flemby NS is a two teacher school on the outskirts of Tralee in Ballymacelligott. It’s a school full […]

IF you’ve a child starting primary school this year, then a trip to Fenit might be in order. St. Brendan’s National School is situated in the beautiful coastal village, just 10 minutes from Tralee and next Monday, February 18, they are holding an open evening from 6.30pm to showcase all the […]

FIVE students from O’Brennan National School have just returned from a week long Erasmus exchange hosted by the Primary School of Egaleo ‘Nikolas Politis’ in Athens. The students enjoyed a five-day programme of events which included spending time with other students and teachers from the partnering primary schools, along with […]

SECOND-LEVEL students from Kerry are being asked to put their skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) to the test again as the call goes out for entries for the 12th annual SciFest@College competition. SciFest is the largest and most inclusive second-level STEM fair initiative on the island of […]

  TWO entries from Tralee have been selected to go forward to represent their schools in the semi-finals of the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture taking place in March. ‘Climate Calamity’ from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and ‘Keeping Up With The Khristmas Kouture’ from Mercy Mounthawk join the other Southern finalists in the competition. […]

THE all-singing, all-dancing Young Americans were in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí during the week and on Thursday night they took to the stage with local students for a highly entertaining show at The Rose Hotel. The Young Americans is a charitable organisation dedicated to the promotion of understanding and goodwill among people […]