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John O'Donnell, Irene O'Donnell, Bridget Thoirbeairt and Brendán Thoirbeairt with grandchildren Cillian Ó'Donaill and Brían Ó'Donaill at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn . Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.thoirbeart

PHOTOS: Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Welcomes The Grandparents

February 9, 2017 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was great excitement in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn on Wednesday as the generations  came together to celebrate the annual Grandparents Day was held in the school hall. The occasion is celebrated every year as part of Catholics School Week. This year, a beautiful prayer service was held in the school, where […]

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REPORT/PHOTOS: CBS Prevail Against Mounthawk To Reach Frewen Cup Semis

REPORT/PHOTOS: CBS Prevail Against Mounthawk To Reach Frewen Cup Semis

February 8, 2017 at 11:43 am Comments are Disabled

A report from Tralee CBS on the Munster Under 16½ Frewen Cup Quarter-Final against Mercy Mounthawk… Tralee CBS 6-11 Mercy Mounthawk 3-12 Tralee CBS swept past Mounthawk in a humdinger of a Frewen Cup quarter-final mainly thanks to a third quarter goal glut that proved insurmountable to their neighbours. Played […]

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Mercy Mounthawk Student In Doodle 4 Google National Final

Mercy Mounthawk Student In Doodle 4 Google National Final

February 5, 2017 at 12:35 pm 1 comment

A TRALEE secondary school student has been selected as a finalist in the Doodle 4 Google competition. Sally O’Mahony from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk is in with the chance of becoming this year’s overall champion. This year, students were asked to design a Doodle based on the theme of ‘If […]

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REPORT: CBS The Green And Coláiste Críost Rí To Do It Again After Thrilling Draw

REPORT: CBS The Green And Coláiste Críost Rí To Do It Again After Thrilling Draw

February 5, 2017 at 12:09 pm Comments are Disabled

A report from Tralee CBS on the  Munster Under 18½ Corn Uí Mhuiri Semi-final yesterday in Mallow… Tralee CBS 1-18 Colaiste Críost Rí  1-18 (AET) Tralee CBS and Colaiste Críost Rí will have to do it all again as they could not be separated after extra time following an epic semi-final […]

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Tralee School Selected For National Athletics Masterclass

Tralee School Selected For National Athletics Masterclass

February 4, 2017 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

STUDENTS from a secondary school in Tralee have been selected to participate in an athletics masterclass alongside 200 top track and field students from across the country this March. The top 10 athletics students from Mercy Secondary School in Tralee have been selected to attend the prestigious masterclass event in the […]

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Pres Transition Year Students Get Ready For ECO-UNESCO Competition

Pres Transition Year Students Get Ready For ECO-UNESCO Competition

February 2, 2017 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

TRANSITION year students of the Presentation Secondary School Tralee will explore the effects of Fluoride in a project in the ECO-UNESCO competition this year. The students of the ‘H2OMG’ project want to raise awareness of the effects of Fluoride in drinking water, and how it affects our bodies. The idea for the […]

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Mercy Mounthawk Students Raise Awareness Of Blindness

Mercy Mounthawk Students Raise Awareness Of Blindness

February 2, 2017 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

FIVE students of Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk walked around blindfolded yesterday to raise awareness of blindness in the school and the daily challenges people with visual impairment face. The five students – Alex Kelly, Sadbh Griffin, Mary O’Connell, Rachel O’Regan and Heidi Crean – were blindfolded for the day, guided by their helpers – […]

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Fenit And Ardfert Schools On Top In Credit Union Quiz

Fenit And Ardfert Schools On Top In Credit Union Quiz

February 1, 2017 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

  IT was a busy weekend for credit unions and for over 25,000 primary school children under the age of 13 who competed in their local credit union schools quiz throughout the 32 counties, in over 300 venues. Tralee Credit Union held their Noreen Lynch Annual Schools Quiz on Sunday […]

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Michael’s Dance Moves Help Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation

Michael’s Dance Moves Help Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation

January 30, 2017 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

  A TRALEE student has used his dance skills to donate funds to the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation. Michael Everett,  a student from the CBS The Green, who is a member of Cassie Leen’s School of Dance, Tralee, donated money to the foundation, as he says “it’s a great […]

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Attending the Lee Strand Garda Youth Achievement Awards were Heather Jones, Howard Jones, Alison Jones, Anne Jones, Anne-Marie Jones. Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.

PHOTOS: Kerry Teenagers Celebrated At Lee Strand Garda Youth Achievement Awards

January 28, 2017 at 9:23 am Comments are Disabled

  OVER 200 people from across the county attended the Lee Strand/Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards 2016 in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel in Tralee on Friday. The celebration commenced with dinner and was followed by a presentation of 27 awards, accompanied with an inspiring citation of each winner’s achievements. Twenty Merit Awards, […]

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Sadhbh Norris, Rebecca Dennehy, Katie Doyle, Ori Beqaj, Rheia McElligott at the premiere of Mercy Mounthawk's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Siamsa Tire on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Huge Crowds Enjoy Mercy Mounthawk’s ‘Romeo And Juliet’

January 28, 2017 at 9:22 am Comments are Disabled

A PACKED crowd, great sets and superb performances are gracing Siamsa Tire these nights at an excellent production of a Shakespeare classic. Excitement was palpable backstage before the opening performance of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ from the students of Mercy Mounthawk on Thursday night. But Director Tony Behan told the students to enjoy […]

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‘Young Americans’ To Work With Kerry Students Next Weekend

‘Young Americans’ To Work With Kerry Students Next Weekend

January 27, 2017 at 12:28 pm Comments are Disabled

A HUGELY popular group of American performers is coming to Kerry next weekend and students are invited to come and take part in their workshop. The Young Americans are a ‘not for profit’ organisation that work with students all over the US and Europe. They will work with the young people of Kerry […]

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St John’s Parochial School Open Day This Saturday

St John’s Parochial School Open Day This Saturday

January 27, 2017 at 12:03 pm Comments are Disabled

ST John’s Parochial School, which is adjacent to the Church of Ireland church on Ashe Street, is holding an open day on Saturday, to show parents the advantages of sending their children there. “The open day is a great chance for parents to come in, get a feel of the positive atmosphere here, to talk […]

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Presentation Students Say ‘Bonjour’ To Language Week 2017

Presentation Students Say ‘Bonjour’ To Language Week 2017

January 26, 2017 at 11:54 am Comments are Disabled

PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee explored different cultures with the 2017 Language week. A huge range of activities were organised from bingo, quizzes, poster competitions to Treasure hunts. Transition Year students hosted language cafés on Tuesday for Second and Fourth Year students. Chocolate chaud, crépes and other baked goods wafted throughout the school, […]

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Attending the 3k fun run at KCFE on Wednesday are Eve Roche and Ailish Buckley. Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.

PHOTOS: KCFE Students Promote Wellness Week With 3k Fun Run

January 25, 2017 at 4:42 pm Comments are Disabled

EVENT Management students from the Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE) organised a week of events to promote Mental Health awareness this week. The 3k fun run took place on Wednesday with all proceeds going to the Tralee branch of Pieta House. The whole event was planned, organised and run solely […]

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Students Raise Funds For Charity With Christmas Card Sales

Students Raise Funds For Charity With Christmas Card Sales

January 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm Comments are Disabled

STUDENTS from Mercy Mounthawk helped out a local charity and at the same time showed great entrepreneurial spirit during the Christmas season. Katie Nagle from Ballyroe along with Caherslee girls Amy O’Mahony and Jenny Fox, are Transition Years who decided to enter the Young Entrepreneurs Programme under the name JAK Christmas Cards. For their […]

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Kerry Schools Invited To Compete In National Coding Competition

Kerry Schools Invited To Compete In National Coding Competition

January 24, 2017 at 2:56 pm Comments are Disabled

  KERRY students are invited to take part in a National Scratch Competition for Ireland’s young coders from Junior Infants all the way up to sixth year. Scratch is a visual programming language that encourages children to develop essential coding skills through fun and interactive learning. The competition, which is run […]

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PHOTOS: Tralee Athletes Excel At Kerry Schools Cross Country Championship

PHOTOS: Tralee Athletes Excel At Kerry Schools Cross Country Championship

January 23, 2017 at 11:58 am Comments are Disabled

  TRALEE schools’ athletes were successful at the annual Kerry Schools Cross Country Championships on Friday last. The Championships took place at the Demesne, Killarney where Tralee CBS won the Shield for the Best Boys School.  Presentation Killarney won the Girls’ Shield at the event. Brothers Sean and Tim Pollman-Daamen of Mercy […]

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Award-winning students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí with Principal Austin Ó Seachnasaigh at the Kerry ETB awards on Friday night at IT Tralee. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Students Honoured At Kerry ETB Schools Awards

January 22, 2017 at 10:09 am Comments are Disabled

OVER 200 people attended the Kerry Education and Training Board Annual Student Awards event which was held in the IT Tralee North Campus on Friday night. The guest of honour was Garda Yohan Hunt,  a former Tralee Youthreach student who is a founding member of Tralee First Responders. Colm McEvoy CEO Kerry […]

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Pres Girls Banking On Success In Competition

Pres Girls Banking On Success In Competition

January 22, 2017 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

THE Pres girls opened their Butterfly Bank this week at the school in their aim to follow the success of their schoolmates of previous years in the ‘AIB Build A Bank’ competition. The Dream Bank from the school won the overall national prize in 2015 and last year’s Blossom Bank […]

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PHOTOS: A Small School With Big Welcome Planned For Open Day

PHOTOS: A Small School With Big Welcome Planned For Open Day

January 21, 2017 at 3:05 pm Comments are Disabled

SOME may not know it, but there is a lovely little school nestled in the heart of the town. St John’s Parochial School, which is adjacent to the Church of Ireland church on Ashe Street, is holding an open day on Saturday, to show parents the advantages of sending their children there. […]

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PHOTOS: CBS Fundraising Comes To Fruition With All-Weather Pitch Opening

PHOTOS: CBS Fundraising Comes To Fruition With All-Weather Pitch Opening

January 21, 2017 at 10:05 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S been a long time coming, but a couple of years of fundraising came to fruition for CBS The Green this week with the opening of their all-weather pitch. Students have been trying it out all week and it looks very impressive indeed. It is the final piece of the […]

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CBS Students Attend Massive Cycle Against Suicide Event In Limerick

CBS Students Attend Massive Cycle Against Suicide Event In Limerick

January 19, 2017 at 3:03 pm Comments are Disabled

  CBS The Green students were among the thousands who attended the biggest ever Cycle Against Suicide Student Leaders’ Congress this week and found it a really worthwhile experience. Last week, students and teachers travelled to the University of Limerick to the event where 6,000 students gathered in UL to raise awareness of the […]

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The basketball team Mary O'Connell, Rebecca Conway, Rachel Kilgallen and Aoife Dillane, all Tralee. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Tralee/Kerry Team Prepares For International Children’s Games

January 19, 2017 at 12:55 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee/Kerry team to head off to the this year’s International Children’s Games and Cultural Festival, which will be held in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, has been finalised. The games take place from July 4-9 and 18 athletes from Kerry will participate in what is the 13th consecutive year of participation of Tralee ICG […]

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Mounthawk Students All Set For Production Of Shakespeare Classic

Mounthawk Students All Set For Production Of Shakespeare Classic

January 19, 2017 at 10:51 am Comments are Disabled

IN JUST  a week, the students at Mercy Mounthawk will be ready to bring a Shakespearean classic to the stage. After months of rehearsals, ‘Romeo And Juliet’ will be performed at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday, January 26, Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28 at 8pm nightly. Every second year the school alternates […]

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REPORT: CBS The Green Advance After Titanic Tussle With Killorglin Boys

REPORT: CBS The Green Advance After Titanic Tussle With Killorglin Boys

January 19, 2017 at 9:52 am Comments are Disabled

A report from CBS Tralee on Wednesday’s Munster Schools Under 18½ Corn Uí Mhuirí Quarter-Final at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney… Tralee CBS 2-10 Intermediate School Killorglin 1-10 THE Green progressed to the semi-finals of the Corn Uí Mhuirí following a titanic tussle against a Killorglin side who were in the […]

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Mixed Fortunes For Tralee Teams In Corn Uí Mhuirí

Mixed Fortunes For Tralee Teams In Corn Uí Mhuirí

January 18, 2017 at 4:09 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE will have on representative in the semi-finals of the Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) next month as CBS The Green beat fellow Kerry side IS Killorglin in the quarter-final this afternoon. The Tralee side won by 2-10 to 1-10 at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney. They now play Coláiste […]

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PHOTOS: CBS Lego Club Building A Foundation For Young Engineering

PHOTOS: CBS Lego Club Building A Foundation For Young Engineering

January 18, 2017 at 10:06 am Comments are Disabled

CBS Primary launched its Lego Club this week and the interest was phenomenal, with over 100 students signed up to take part between here and Easter. The school decided to start the Lego Club to give students an opportunity to explore their creativity, enhance communication and boost students’ motor development. […]

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It’s A Big Fortnight For Students As CAO Deadline Looms

It’s A Big Fortnight For Students As CAO Deadline Looms

January 16, 2017 at 1:17 pm Comments are Disabled

Guidance Counsellor, Billy Ryle, gives advice to students as deadlines approach for county’s 2,250 third level college applicants… With more than 80,000 applicants – about 2,250 from County Kerry – expected to compete for about 49,000 coveted Central Applications Office (CAO) college places, it’s vital to be aware of the key […]

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Moyderwell Pupils Show Project At Science Fair In Dublin

Moyderwell Pupils Show Project At Science Fair In Dublin

January 13, 2017 at 3:57 pm Comments are Disabled

MOYDERWELL Mercy pupils got a chance to show a project they have been working on for months at the R.D.S. Primary Science Fair today in conjunction with the B.T. Young Scientist Exhibition in the R.D.S, Dublin. It’s the culmination of much effort for the fourteen students from 6th Class who researched and presented individual projects […]

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