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THEY’RE one big family out in Caherleaheen National School and they welcomed 16 more into their home last week. The junior infants began their educational journey last Wednesday and parents need not have worried about their little ones as they were in good hands with Ms Adrienne Heaslip as their […]

THE lovely, intimate Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass was the venue for a special event on Saturday morning. There were 24 girls and boys from Caherleaheen NS making their First Holy Communion. They has been preparing for months under Ms de Hóra and they all had a wonderful […]

THE Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass was the intimate setting on Saturday for a momentous occasion for young boys and girls in Caherleaheen National School. The second class pupils were there to receive First Holy Communion in a lovely service celebrated by Fr Sean Jones. Families arrived in […]

CAHERLEAHEEN NS held Denim Day for Dementia, on Friday last as a fundraiser for the Alzheimers Society of Ireland. Principal, Mary Connolly explained that “each year, in Ireland over 11,000 people develop dementia. That’s at least 30 people every day and anyone can get dementia – even people in their […]

IT was a glorious Saturday afternoon for Confirmations in Tralee. The Confirmation days for Caherleaheen and CBS Primary were held in the autumn over the past two years, but pupils this year could enjoy a spring day out with their families. Caherleaheen sixth class pupils received the sacrament at the […]

ENTERPRISE Rent-A-Car and Children’s Books Ireland today launched an initiative to give away 1,900 copies of ‘Why the Moon Travels’ by Oein DeBhairduin to children at 64 school across Ireland at an event in Tralee attended by Minister for Education Norma Foley. The donation is part of Enterprise’s ROAD (Respect, Opportunity, Achievement […]

Caherleaheen  National School is hosting an open week until November 30th where parents and guardians of children can see what the school can offer. Caherleaheen NS is a vibrant, happy and busy little school nestled in the beautiful setting of Caherleaheen, less than 3km from Tralee town. It is a co-educational school which prides itself in it’s warm, inclusive and […]

TOGETHER again, one last time. The boys and girls of the Caherleaheen NS Class of 2021 were reunited on Sunday for their belated Confirmation Day. The 23 friends wore the uniforms of their secondary schools for the ceremony celebrated by Fr Seán Jones while their former teacher Ms Bradley was […]

WHILE the Class of 2020 finished their primary schooldays back in March, a belated Confirmation Day offered the former pupils of Caherleaheen a chance to meet up again. The pupils, who were just weeks away from receiving the sacrament back in early spring, gathered at St John’s Church on Saturday […]

FINALLY, the boys and girls got their day out! After months of waiting, Caherleaheen NS second class pupils and their families gathered at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass for the First Holy Communion ceremony. The next number of weeks will see First Holy Communions take place all […]

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 […]

CAHERLEAHEEN NS and Parents Association will host their ‘Gourmet Spring Grill’ fundraiser to support a facility which has been a huge support to parents of a child attending the school. The event on this coming Friday, March 13 at The Pavilion in Ballygarry House Hotel, will support the Hugh’s House charity, […]

CAHERLEAHEEN NS and Parents Association will host their ‘Gourmet Spring Grill’ fundraiser to support a facility which has been a huge support to parents of a child attending the school. The event on Friday, March 13 at The Pavilion in Ballygarry House Hotel, will support the Hugh’s House charity, located on […]

ST John’s Church was bustling with activity just before 7.30pm last night, as children from Caherleaheen NS prepared for their annual Christmas concert. Hundreds of family members were in attendance to watch the little ones perform a nativity inspired segment, while other classes filled the church with the festive favourites […]

HALLOWEEN is here with children (and no doubt a few adults) going all out with make-up and costumes for trick or treating tonight. Well, just before mid-term, the pupils at Caherleaheen decided to put this creativity to good uses by holding a fancy dress fundraiser. They raised €500 for Jigsaw Kerry […]

WELL here’s a good way to publicise your upcoming school open week…get the kids to do it! The Junior Infants at Caherleaheen NS have only been in school about six weeks so they’re still new to all this uniform and education business. Well a parent of one of the pupils, […]

FRIDAY was Kerry jersey day around the county and uniforms were replaced with green and gold attire in schools around the county. This was the case when we called to Caherleaheen and Spa national schools to photograph the new junior infants. Teacher Adrienne Heaslip said the children were settling in […]

WITH the holidays closing in, Caherleaheen NS held a special day to celebrate some recent achievements by the pupils and the school. Monday saw Sean Kelly MEP and Sean Ryan of Aspen Grove pay a visit to help raise the three flags — Green Flag, Junior Entrepreneur Programme Flag and […]

IF your child is starting school this September, then a visit to Caherleaheen this coming week is definitely worth considering as they are holding an open week every morning from 9am to 10.30am, Monday to Friday. Caherleaheen  National School is a vibrant, active and busy school with almost 200 boys and girls, […]

THREE generations of families enjoyed a wonderful time at Caherleaheen National School on Friday for Grandparents Day. The children were busy for the past week or so, gathering photos and information about their grandparents and the occasion also served a celebration of St Brigid as Principal Mary Connolly explained. “The […]

WITH less than three weeks to go until Santa arrives, children are understandably getting excited about what the big man will bring them. With that in mind, parent at Caherleaheen NS, Michelle Culloty, assisted by teachers Adrienne Heaslip and Caroline Brick, put together a clip of the Junior and Senior […]

PUPILS at Caherleaheen are taking artistic inspiration from a wonderful new mural painted by an alumnus of the school . Many eagle-eyed art lovers may recognise the artist’s style (in the photo above) from his other work in the town on the gable of Croí Restaurant, but this time Gabriel Galway […]

PUPILS at Caherleaheen National School went to great efforts a couple of weeks ago to raise funds for the Kerry Hospice Foundation. As part of the Hospice’s National Coffee Morning event, teacher Damien Finn’s fourth class pupils from the school held an event co-ordinated by teacher Bríd Murphy and eventually […]

TWO days down, a couple of thousand more to go. Junior infants began their schooldays on Thursday and took no time at all to settle in at Caherleaheen and O’Brennan schools. There were happy faces all around when we called to take a few photos of the the new arrivals […]

THE kids from Caherleaheen had something to celebrate recently as they won the overall Best School award in the Tralee Area Primary Schools Sports day. Held at the Tralee Harriers grounds on the Dan Spring Road recently, schools from all around the town competed in track and field events. Pupils from […]

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 […]

CAHERLEAHEEN NS is holding an Open Week all this week, February 5-9, at the school to show parents the wide range of facilities and explain what the school can offer children. Caherleaheen school is a vibrant, active and busy school with over 200 boys and girls, eight class teachers, four […]

CAHERLEAHEEN staff and pupils are getting ready for a fantastic fundraising day at The Rose Hotel with a ‘Bingo Bonanza’ afternoon this Sunday. It’ll be ‘eyes down’ at 2pm with well over €1,500 in prizes and a huge crowd is expected. The event is open to the general public and […]

CAHERLEAHEEN staff and pupils are getting ready for a fantastic fundraising day at The Rose Hotel with a ‘Bingo Bonanza’ afternoon. It’ll be ‘eyes down’ at 2pm on Sunday, February 4, with well over €1,500 in prizes and a huge crowd is expected. The event is open to the general […]

IT was a night to remember for everyone involved in Caherleaheen NS on Thursday as they enjoyed a fantastic fashion show in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous coverage), it was a great sellout success with staff, pupils and parents hitting the runway parading […]