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CHIEF Executive Officer at Kerry Education and Training Board (ETB), Colm McEvoy, was a featured speaker at this year’s Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) annual education conference in Cork City Hall. Mr. McEvoy spoke on a panel discussion about the future of ETB’s which covered topics such as demographic […]

IT’S been a busy week at Coláiste Gleann Lí as the academic year comes to a close. The annual school awards were held on Wednesday, while a day later it was time for the sixth year cohort to say farewell to their schooldays at a special graduation ceremony. It was […]

THE academic year 2022/2023 was another strong year of growth for Coláiste Gleann Lí post-primary school and this was celebrated on Wednesday morning. In congratulating the students, the Principal of the school Mr. Liam McGill outlined the great strides the school has made in the area of Science, Technology, Maths, […]

Coláiste Gleann Lí post-primary school was a hive of activity on Tuesday night as the school talent show got underway. The students and staff of the school donned the glad rags and took to the stage to entertain a packed hall. Presenters John Creagh and Maryanne Lowney introduced an eclectic […]

WHILE most of the Tralee schools’ Debs Balls took place during mid-term break, one group of students used the Easter break to hold their glamorous event. There were 28 students from Coláiste Gleann Lí at the ball held at the function room at the Kerins O’Rahillys clubhouse which looked very […]

A WARM welcome was extended to all who visited a Tralee post-primary school last night for their open evening. Coláiste Gleann Lí invited all 5th and 6th class primary school students and their parents/guardians to get a feel for the school and show all it has to offer for prospective […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí is inviting all 5th and 6th class primary school students and their parents/guardians to their Open Evening on this Thursday, October 20, from 5pm to 8pm. All at the school, located on the Clash Road in Tralee, are looking forward the welcoming you to and providing you […]

THE 6th year students of Coláiste Gleann Lí bade farewell to their fellow students and teachers at a heartfelt and emotional Graduation Ceremony held at the school on Friday. The ceremony marked the completion of five years post-primary schooling for the class of 2022 and was opened with the musical […]

MINISTER for Education, Norma Foley TD was on hand to launch two new Leaving Certificate Programmes at Coláiste Gleann Lí on Friday. The new programmes are Computer Science and Physical Education and will be offered from this year to Senior Cycle students at the school.The two new courses are being […]

LEE Strand have shown their appreciation to Coláiste Gleann Lí for their efforts to support front line staff during lockdown. During April and May when the most stringent restrictions were in place, engineering teacher in the school Mr Michael O’ Sullivan, supported by a team of teachers,  manufactured thousands of […]

STUDENTS from Coláiste Gleann Lí presented proceeds from a recent fundraiser to Pieta House Tralee on Monday. The students held a ‘colours day’ where students wore yellow, blue or orange — which are the colours of Pieta House — and donated €2, eventually raising €360. There were also fun games […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí post-primary school, on the Clash road, is holding its annual Open Evening on Thursday, October 10 from 5pm to 8pm. The event is open to 5th and 6th class students in local primary schools and their Parents/Guardians. The school promises to be a hive of activity for […]

THE annual Coláiste Gleann Lí Student Awards Ceremony took place today (on Thursday afternoon) amid a huge crowd of parents, friends and family who attended to support the school community in an action-packed ceremony. The 2018/2019 schoolyear was another huge success for the growing school which recently saw the official […]

THE Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh officially opened Coláiste Gleann Lí’s €1.1 million euro extension on Thursday  at a ceremony, which was attended by stakeholders and community representatives. This marked the completion of extensive building works which has extended, refurbished and upgraded the post primary school. The extension […]

WELL done to students at Coláiste Gleann Lí who are doing their bit to help people in need in the locality this Christmas. A presentation of goodies and money, raised by the students was made to representatives of St Vincent de Paul on Tuesday morning. The students organized a raffle […]

A SCHOOL which is growing from strength to strength is holding an Open Day on Saturday, October 13, from 10am to 1pm where potential pupils and their parents can learn more about what the school can offer. Coláiste Gleann Lí at Clash, Tralee, is a co-educational second-level school under the aegis […]

THE guys from Tesco in the town centre paid a visit to Coláiste Gleann Lí on Thursday to hand over a cheque. It was part of Tesco’s Community Fund initiative and Austin McGinley, who works in Tesco and is a parent of a former pupil in Coláiste Gleann Lí, suggested that […]

THE 2017/2018 year was another huge success for the growing school which has seen enrolments continue to increase at a rapid rate and this was celebrated at their annual awards on Thursday afternoon. In response to the growing enrolments, the sod has been turned on a €1.1 million euro extension […]

BRENDAN Griffin TD, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport    officially turned the sod today on the site of Coláiste Gleann Lí post-primary school. This marks the commencement of extensive building works, valued at €1.1 million, by Kerry Education and Training Board which will see […]

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 […]

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 […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí in Clash is to pilot a new alcohol awareness programme that has been devised by Drinkaware.ie. Coláiste Gleann Lí is the first Kerry school to pilot the innovative programme 8-week programme which spans from first to third year and is being independently reviewed by the National University […]

STUDENTS of Coláiste Gleann Lí have created and produced a CD in support of the work of the ISPCC this Christmas. The CD consists of five tracks which showcase the talent among the student body at Tralee’s fastest growing post-primary school. The tracks consists of an eclectic range of musical […]

IT was a Saturday, but two Tralee schools were still very busy as they hosted open days to showcase the many great facilities they can provide to youngsters starting their second-level education next year. Coláiste Gleann Lí saw many families attending and they were met with eager students and teachers […]

THE Open Day for Coláiste Gleann Lí post primary school in Clash will take place this Saturday, October 14th from 10am to 1pm. “Since the school was established four years ago, its enrolments have continued to increase steadily, the rise in students numbers is seen as a testimony to the hard work […]

THE Leaving Certificate students from Coláiste Gleann Lí reflected on their time at the school on Friday afternoon at their graduation ceremony. Every one of the 13 students took an active part in the ceremony, where there were symbols of their time presented and messages of gratitude were expressed by […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí hosted their annual awards ceremony on Friday afternoon. The accolades celebrated the varied achievements of the school’s second level students over the past academic year with students and families gathered in the school hall for the event. The awards reflected school policy which strives for the holistic development of each […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí Second Years organised a Shoebox Appeal recently for Arlington Lodge, Kerry’s only temporary-supported homeless facility, situated on Church Street. The students wanted to do something for local people in Tralee in need this Christmas so they gathered cosmetics, games etc for the boxes. Tom Wall from Novas Initiative who run Arlington […]

THE open day at Coláiste Gleann Lí in Clash was a huge success on Saturday with the biggest numbers yet coming through the doors between 9.30am and 1pm. The school, which now has 150 students, is going from strength to strength and the staff had a chance to show parents and […]

COLAISTE Gleann Lí at Clash in Tralee will host an Open Day next Saturday to showcase all the school has to offer. The post-primary school is going from strength to strength and over the past number two years, enrolments have doubled. The school has made local history in terms of its […]