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Mercy Mounthawk Basketballers Just Pipped For All-Ireland Title

Mercy Mounthawk Basketballers Just Pipped For All-Ireland Title

April 30, 2018 at 3:40 pm Comments are Disabled

MERCY Mounthawk first year basketballers can be proud of their achievements at the weekend, after they made it to the All-Ireland Schools League Final played at UL. After winning five games on the trot against teams from Cork, Wicklow, Antrim, Dublin and Cavan, they faced Presentation Brothers Cork in the […]

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Scoil Eoin pupil Diarmuid Murphy with Niamh, James, Mary Murphy, Clara Vitense and Cathal Murphy at Our Lady and St Brendan's Church on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: First Communion Day Arrives For Scoil Eoin And Caherleaheen Pupils

April 29, 2018 at 11:29 am Comments are Disabled

THEY were blessed with the weather yesterday morning for two First Holy Communion services in Tralee, as the big day arrived for Scoil Eoin and Caherleaheen NS pupils. There were 79 pupils from Ms Daly, Ms Dennehy and Ms Sheehan’s classes at Scoil Eoin, receiving the Host for the first […]

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Derryquay NS pupils and teachers with Sean Kelly MEP at the school on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Sean Kelly Takes Questions From Derryquay NS Pupils

April 28, 2018 at 9:08 am Comments are Disabled

PUPILS at Derryquay NS had a special visitor on Friday when they welcomed Sean Kelly MEP to the classroom. Mr Kelly was visiting as part of the Blue Star Programme which is being undertaken by pupils. The Blue Star Programme is an education initiative for primary school students across Ireland. […]

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Scoil Eoin Pupil Wins Overall Award In National Competition

Scoil Eoin Pupil Wins Overall Award In National Competition

April 27, 2018 at 3:22 pm Comments are Disabled

A PUPIL from Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh, is celebrating after winning the BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge Final. Kai Seino achieved the overall highest score in the competition which took place last Saturday, April 21 in NUI Maynooth. The talented student from the Tralee school won first place in the 8-10 age […]

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Kian Ó Riagáin, Eve Ní Chriodáin Amy Ní Mháirtín and Sean Ó Murchú at the Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Transition Year students' Fashion Show in The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Gaelcholáiste Students Hit The Catwalk For Annual Fashion Show

April 27, 2018 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí students turned on the style last night for their annual fashion show. There was a large crowd at The Rose Hotel for the event which saw the students take to the catwalk in fashions from numerous local businesses. Mentored by teacher Michelle D’Altúin, the students organise every aspect […]

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PHOTOS: Primary Schools Pupils Enjoy Spikeball Tournament In Mercy Mounthawk

PHOTOS: Primary Schools Pupils Enjoy Spikeball Tournament In Mercy Mounthawk

April 27, 2018 at 10:10 am Comments are Disabled

FOUR primary schools took part in a special spikeball tournament at Mercy Mounthawk Gym on Wednesday. Caherleaheen, Scoil Eoin, Spa and O’Brennan schools had a really enjoyable morning fielding a number of teams on the day organised by TY students from Mounthawk which coincided with the school’s Health Promotion Week. […]

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Students set off on the 5k run on Wednesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Mounthawk School Holds Series Of Events For Health Promotion Week

April 26, 2018 at 4:29 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S been a very busy few days up at Mercy Mounthawk as a series of events have taken place to mark Health Promotion Week. It was launched on Tuesday with a visit from the lads from ACT – All Change Together — which is a health promotion programme based in Kerry […]

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Young Arthur O'Brien lets the ball fly as his dad Arthur, mom Mary, brother Daniel and Josh Corbett, activity facilitator at Our Lady of Fatima Nursing Home look on. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Boccia Buddy Brings Happiness To CBS Pupil Arthur

April 24, 2018 at 11:19 am Comments are Disabled

A YOUNG pupil at CBS Primary School who uses a wheelchair due to a rare condition, is now able to take part in a sports activity thanks to a kind-hearted employee of Our Lady Of Fatima Nursing Home. Six year old Arthur O’Brien was born with a rare condition called […]

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Joy Murphy, Diana Meriakri and Jessica Murphy who took part in the Mercy Mounthawk Transition Year Show at the school on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Music, Song, Fashion And Drama At Transition Year Show In Mounthawk

April 21, 2018 at 10:14 am Comments are Disabled

A PACKED Centenary Hall in Mercy Mounthawk witnessed a fantastic night of entertainment as Transition Years put on their annual show. Music from ‘High School Musical’, drama scenes from ‘Playboy Of The Western World’, Junk Kouture fashion, music and so much more entertained families of the students who put a […]

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Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Students Win Prize At National Junk Kouture Awards

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Students Win Prize At National Junk Kouture Awards

April 20, 2018 at 1:29 pm Comments are Disabled

GAELCHOLAISTE Chiarraí students were among the prize winners at the national final of the Junk Kouture competition at the 3 Arena last night. With thousands attending the event, the Tralee school was represented by ‘Fear Leighis Na Mara Plaisteach’ from Lennox Beaujouan, Peadar Toibin and Seán Ó Loingsigh. They won […]

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Mercy Mounthawk pupils with new IT equipment bought by funds raised by the Parents Council. Also included is Elaine Clancy, Parents Council, Kathleen Holmes, Chairperson of Parents Council, Shane Kissane, Deputy Principal and Will Nolan, IT/Computing teacher. Photo by Dermot Crean

Parents Council Helps Mounthawk Pupils Take Coding To A New Level

April 20, 2018 at 9:50 am Comments are Disabled

STUDENTS from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk are getting the chance to code with Raspberry Pi computers this year, thanks to funding from the Parents Council. First year pupils this year have been timetabled computer science classes which allows them to explore various areas of computational logic, develop games and now […]

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Jemi John and Saoirse Horgan apply the effects make-up to Orla O'Brien during the special make-up art event on Wednesday at Presentation School. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Pres Students In Colourful Collaboration With Kerry ETB

April 19, 2018 at 10:53 am Comments are Disabled

A COLOURFUL, fun and educational event took place in Presentation Secondary School on Wednesday which saw students get a taste of photography and special effects make-up art. In a collaboration between the Transition Years and tutors and trainees from Kerry ETB Training Centre in Monavalley, a special make-up event was […]

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Blennerville School And Parents Introduce Ban On Smartphones Among Pupils

Blennerville School And Parents Introduce Ban On Smartphones Among Pupils

April 18, 2018 at 10:26 am 3 comments

A LOCAL primary school has instigated a pilot programme with parents, where children will not use smartphones or social media applications for the remainder of the school year. The programme is being run by St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville after it was discovered that some sixth class pupils had access […]

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Artist Elisha Buckley with Elaine Costello at the Kerry College of Further Education students' 'The Pursuit Of Artyness' exhibition at The Ashe Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Artistic And Musical Talent Shines At KCFE Exhibition In The Ashe Hotel

April 14, 2018 at 11:54 am Comments are Disabled

SOME fantastic art was on display at The Ashe Hotel on Friday evening as students from Kerry College of Further Education held an exhibition and CD launch. ‘The Pursuit Of Artyness’ saw the QQI Level 6 Art, Craft and Design Post Leaving Certificate students put on a wonderful art and craft […]

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Deputy Michael Healy Rae with  Chairpeople of the Mercy Mounthawk European Youth Parliament event, David Fitzgerald, Mary O'Connell, Danny Sheehy, Mairead Kearney, Darragh Clark, Sean Hennessy and Cllr Sam Locke. Photo by Dermot Crean

Mercy Mounthawk Holds European Youth Parliament Event

April 13, 2018 at 3:20 pm 1 comment

THE transition year European Studies class in Mercy Mounthawk  hosted a mock European Youth Parliament for all second year students on Friday. Kerry Independent Deputy, Michael Healy Rae, was the special guest speaker on the day and he spoke on a wide range of topics for the students. The TD […]

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Principal of St Ita's and St Joseph's, Grace Sheehan, accepts a cheque for €3,000 from Fiona Hyde and Liane Dee of the fashion show committee. Also in front is Fiona's son Dylan with the students and staff in the back. Photo by Dermot Crean

St Ita’s And St Joseph’s School Receives €3,000 From Fashion Fundraiser

April 13, 2018 at 10:33 am Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL school received a cheque for €3,000 on Friday thanks to a fashion show back in October. Fiona Hyde, whose son Dylan attends St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School in Caherslee for the past five years, helped organise the annual fundraiser in Sol y Sombra and around €9,500 was […]

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Gaelscoil Team Comes Third In National Final Of Credit Union Quiz

Gaelscoil Team Comes Third In National Final Of Credit Union Quiz

April 10, 2018 at 10:33 am Comments are Disabled

A TEAM from Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn did the school and town proud in a national schools quiz final at the weekend. One hundred teams of four children competed for national titles in the annual Credit Union Schools Quiz National Final in Dublin’s RDS on Sunday. Having won out Stage 1 […]

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Coláiste Gleann Lí students taking part in the 'Pop-Up Gaeltacht'. Photo by Dermot Crean

Coláiste Gleann Lí Students Organise ‘Pop-Up Gaeltacht’

March 29, 2018 at 10:02 am Comments are Disabled

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí marked Seachtain Na Gaeilge last week with their own ‘Pop-up Gaeltacht’ last Thursday. Organised by the First Years, there was a host of activities including a raffle for Easter Eggs with the Healthy Haven canteen supplying the treats. Every student made the effort for the day and […]

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Presentation Students Hear About Careers From Past Pupils

Presentation Students Hear About Careers From Past Pupils

March 27, 2018 at 9:39 am Comments are Disabled

LEAVING Certificate Presentation Tralee students were given a one of a kind opportunity on Friday last from an enthusiastic cohort of the school’s past pupils on the career paths they have chosen. Using the format of a parent/teacher meeting, students were enabled to work in small groups with our past pupils. This […]

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Derryquay NS pupil Thomas Sheehy, with Marie Nolan, Caoimhe Nolan, Vicky Sheehy, Yvonne Doherty, Ashley Campbell, Tom Sheehy, Pauline Doherty and John Doherty at his Confirmation in St John's Church on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: St John’s Church Hosts Two Days Of Confirmations

March 24, 2018 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a very busy two day period at St John’s Church as pupils from seven schools made their Confirmation. On a rainy Thursday, the church was packed as Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Presentation, Caherleaheen, Blennerville and Derryquay school pupils received the sacrament from Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne. On Friday […]

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Colaiste Gleann Lí students Rachel Dunne, Aisling Quirke and Ethan Byrne with their Junior Certificate Profile of Achievement with Deputy Principal Liam McGill and Principal Richard Lawlor. Photo by Dermot Crean

Coláiste Gleann Lí Presents New Junior Certificate Profile of Achievement

March 23, 2018 at 1:19 pm Comments are Disabled

Coláiste Gleann Lí presented its current fifth year cohort with their Junior Certificate Profile of Achievement on Friday. This is a historic event for the school and the town as they are the first cohort of students in an English-medium school to receive the certificates. The school organised a BBQ […]

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Ruairi O'Halloran who made his Confirmation at Our Lady and St Brendan's Church on Wednesday with Paddy O'Shea, Adrienne O'Halloran, Laura O'Halloran, Ger O'Halloran, Chloe O'Halloran and Stephanie O'Shea. Photo by Dermot

PHOTOS: Scoil Eoin Pupils’ Confirmation Day Finally Arrives

March 23, 2018 at 9:29 am Comments are Disabled

AFTER having their big day postponed three weeks ago, the pupils of Scoil Eoin Balloonagh finally received their Confirmation at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Wednesday. Due to weather warnings about the cold snap the pupils had to wait a few weeks more, but there were no such […]

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Hanging painted eggs on a tree at Presentation Tralee were German teacher Marian Cronin with pupils Palesa Hlongwane, Michelle Miranda, Bronagh Kelliher, Sarah Horan, Alice O'Connell, Amy McCarthy, Ellie O'Hanlon, Ria Harmon and Sadhbh Lowth and Ellie Mason. Photo by Dermot Crean

Spring Is In The Air At Presentation Tralee

March 23, 2018 at 9:28 am Comments are Disabled

SPRING is definitely in the air at Presentation Tralee as the students prepare for the Easter holidays. In the courtyard in the school, the trees have suddenly become more colourful with the introduction of some painted eggs. German teacher, Marian Cronin, explained the reasons behind it. “It’s an old German […]

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Catriona Py Collins, Myra O'Connor, Sandra O'Flaherty, Tina Stack and Carol Anne O'Donoghue at the Spring Cookery Demo in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Guests Enjoy Spring Cookery Demo At Ballyroe In Aid Of Scoil Eoin

March 23, 2018 at 9:25 am Comments are Disabled

THE lads from Croí Restaurant in Tralee gave a cookery demo last night, fresh from their win at the Irish Restaurant Awards regional finals in Cork on Wednesday. In the guise of the Tralee Culinary Gangsters, Noel Keane and Kevin O’Connor were joined by Massimiliano Bagaglini from Once Upon A Cheese […]

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Principal of CBS The Green Anne O'Callaghan with Billy Keane and Mark Ryall at the production of 'Sive' at CBS The Green on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Full House As CBS Students Tread The Boards For ‘Sive’

March 22, 2018 at 10:47 am Comments are Disabled

THE Transition Year students at Tralee CBS  took to the stage for their production of the John B Keane classic ‘Sive’ last night in front of a packed hall at the school. Directed by Ellen McGillycuddy, the students had been preparing for months and thankfully all those rehearsals paid off […]

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In front; Aoife Hickey, Mary O'Connell, Aisling O'Connell, Coach Del White, Rachel Kilgallen, Alannah O'Sullivan. Back from left; Mayor of Tralee and Presentation teacher Norma Foley, Lisa Curran, Maryanne Fleming, Sarah Barrett and Ciara Rath, Principal Chrissie Kelly and Deputy Principal Sandra Moore. Photo by Dermot Crean

Double-Winning Presentation Basketballers Honoured By School

March 22, 2018 at 10:29 am Comments are Disabled

THE feats of the U16 basketball team at Presentation were acknowledged at the school on Wednesday with a presentation from the Board of Management. The girls won the league and Cup All-Ireland double in the space of five weeks back in January/February at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, which […]

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Jack Slattery on his Confirmation Day with, from left; Vincent Carmody,  Karen Slattery, Kathleen Carmody, Caoimhe Slattery, Leah Slattery and John Slattery. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Confirmation Day For Listellick And Holy Family Pupils

March 18, 2018 at 10:15 am Comments are Disabled

FAMILIES gathered at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Friday morning as children from two Tralee schools received their Confirmation. There were 49 children from Listellick NS and Holy Family who were Confirmed by Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne as their families looked on. A number of other clergy […]

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Tralee CBS students Sean Quilter, Darragh Reen and Michael Everett with their Tight Fit Jerseys entry at the Student Enterprise Awards in IT Tralee on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Young Entrepreneurs Excel In Student Enterprise Awards

March 17, 2018 at 11:27 am Comments are Disabled

THE County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards was held on Friday at IT Tralee and there was a very high standard of entries as always the year. Outstanding participation levels saw 30 mini-businesses being set up by over 120 second level school students involved in […]

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Pupils taking part in the Scoil Eoin St Patrick's Parade. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A Sea Of Green For Scoil Eoin St Patrick’s Parade

March 16, 2018 at 3:50 pm Comments are Disabled

THE kids at Scoil Eoin got a head start on the St Patrick’s Day festivities by staging their own parade on Friday morning. Pupils from every class donned the green in the school yard for an event which has become a tradition at the county’s largest primary school. Jimmy Diggins […]

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Two Enterprising Events At IT Tralee This Friday

Two Enterprising Events At IT Tralee This Friday

March 15, 2018 at 11:29 am Comments are Disabled

TWO enterprising events will take place tomorrow in IT Tralee involving young students and business start-ups. The IT Tralee will host its annual Enterprise Showcase from 10.00am – 2.00pm where visitors will have a chance to talk to those who took the plunge to set up their own business in Kerry including past […]

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