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TRANSITION year students at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí are tirelessly rehearsing for their upcoming comedy ‘All’s Well That Ends Well?’ The play next month will see the return of Audrey (Kayla Ní Chonchúir) and Davy (Dan Ó Maoldomhnaigh) in the trilogy of plays written by playwright Mary Quirke of Qwerkkreations. Seventeen transition […]

STUDENTS at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí are embarking on an exciting language, cultural and sporting exchange programme with their fellow German students at partner school Martin von Cochem Gymnasium in the town of Cochem located in the Mosel region between Frankfurt and Cologne. This new initiative won the joint support of Léargas, the […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí Transition Year students came home with two awards from an event in Cork on Tuesday. Two groups of TY students from the school competed in the All Ireland TY Drama Festival  at the Cork Opera House. The two short plays from the students— ‘Cé A Mharaigh Art Ó Laoghaire’ […]

TWO groups of Transition Year students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will compete in the All Ireland TY Drama Festival this month. The two short plays — ‘Cé A Mharaigh Art Ó Laoghaire’ and ‘In The Blink Of An Eye’ — are two of only 11 entries nationwide to make the final on […]

THE spirit of giving was truly in evidence at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí this week as the holidays approach. The students, with the help of Irish teacher Elma Uí Shuilleabháin decided to celebrate the festive season by participating in the tradition of donating Christmas boxes to a local charity in Tralee. ‘’We would […]

IT’S that time of year when thoughts turn to festive dining and ideas to serve up tasty treats over the coming weeks. Well those who attended Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí festive cookery demonstration fundraiser — in support of the school’s student wellbeing initiatives — got exactly that thanks to renowned local chef […]

A TRALEE school student has just made the right moves to become a chess champion. Following a fantastic display, Tadhg Ó Lúing from Lisselton, a Second Year student in Gaelcholaiste Chiarraí, has emerged victorious in the highly competitive Munster Region Chess Championship. At the chess tournament, held in Ennis last weekend, […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí’s Parent Council are hosting a festive cookery demonstration fundraiser in support of the school’s student wellbeing initiatives. The evening promises to be a feast for the senses and it’s all in the name of promoting a healthier, happier school community. Set to take place at 7pm on Thursday, […]

A FIFTH year student in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí came third in a competition for All-Irish schools in Cork on Wednesday. Stuart Daley, a teenager with a passion for rock music, took to the stage in The Youth Theatre in Fermoy to represent in the school at Scléip, a stage based competition for All […]

IT’S the time of the year when parents and their children who are now in their final year of primary school, think about ‘the next step’. Well Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí surely helped them make up their minds on Thursday when they held an open evening to showcase the new school. After […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí will be hosting their Open Evening for the first time at their new school in Cloonmore on this Thursday, October 26. Commencing at 6.30pm, pupils from primary schools accompanied by parents/guardians will have an opportunity to meet with staff and students and to discover what the school can offer to […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí students will have their fashion creation feature in a number of Junk Kouture events and premieres in September and October in New York and London. Nia Ní Chiarba, Roisin Ní Mhathúna, Iseult Ní Bhriain and Nicole Arefjeva created ‘Hauticouture’ which featured in the Junkkouture Final last May. The organisers […]

By Deirdre Ní Chochlán (teacher) AN important chapter in the lives of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí 6th year students came to an end on Thursday evening as they gathered to celebrate their graduation. The occasion was held in the glorious evening sunshine at the new school campus. Students Kiana Breathnach and Philip […]

THE annual Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Student Awards took place at the new school building at Clonmore on Tuesday afternoon with a plethora of honours handed out to students. The awards ceremony is a celebration of student’s achievements during the year. Awards recognising sport, culture and the Irish language were only some of those awards received […]

GAELCHÓLAISTE Chiarraí, Tralee, raised their Gaelbhratach flags at St Patrick’s campus, at DCU on Tuesday. Over 200 students from Gaelbhratach committees in post-primary schools across the country gathered to celebrate their hard work in promoting Irish in their schools throughout the year, and were presented with a Gaelbhratach flag. Through […]

TRANSITION year students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will take to the stage on Thursday May 18 at 7.30pm, in ‘A Family Affair’, the original English comedy by Mary Quirke of Qwerkreation Productions. The play is open to members of the public in the new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí school building in Clonmore. There […]

STUDENTS and staff from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí gathered at the school in Moyderwell for the last time on Monday as they said goodbye to the building that had been home for the last 34 years. They then walked from Moyderwell to Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Campas Nua in Cloonbeg to mark the move […]

KERRY Education and Training were given the keys to the new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí building in Tralee yesterday. Two years to the day from the commencement of the on-site construction works, the practical completion of the new building was confirmed. Over the next month, final preparations for the arrival of staff […]

DEBS Ball week continued at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night with Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students having some fun before knuckling down for the final few months of study. The ball was organised by the sixth years themselves and saw over 80 students enjoy a well-deserved night of food and fun. The […]

STUDENTS from Tralee schools are ready to showcase their projects at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition next month. The event returns as a full, ‘in-person’ event for the first time since 2020 and takes place from January 11 – 14. There are 27 projects from nine Kerry schools […]

THE Christmas spirit is well and truly alive in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí with a wonderful initiative to help the homeless. Students have worked tirelessly over the past number of weeks and on Tuesday presented shoeboxes and clothing to Arlington Lodge, Tralee. “It is very important that we reach out to the […]

KERRY Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) welcomed the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, TD, for a topping-out ceremony on Monday to mark the completion of the structural works at the new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí site. The new 75,000 sq. ft building will have the capacity to cater for 600 students. […]

WITH the opening of a brand new school building just months away, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí held an open night on Tuesday to give potential students and their families an idea of what to expect if they enrol for next September. While the open night was held at their current building in […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí will be hosting their Open Night in the building in Moyderwell,  on Tuesday, October 25. Commencing at 7pm, students and parents/guardians will have an opportunity to meet with staff and students and to discover what the school can offer to prospective students and why choosing Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí might […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí’s TY students put on a great performance at a sold-out show on Friday evening in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn’s hall. The students had been rehearsing for ‘Til Death Do Us Part’, an original comedy drama written by Mary Quirke of Qwerkreation Productions, for a number of weeks and the […]

STUDENTS and staff at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí celebrated a busy and very successful school year at their annual awards ceremony held in the school in Moyderwell on Thursday afternoon. The academic, artistic and sporting achievements of the students were celebrated and awards were presented to over 30 students. Príomhoide Ruairí Ó […]

WITH less than two weeks to go before the start of the Leaving Cert exams, the sixth year students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí gathered for a graduation ceremony in The Meadowlands Hotel on Thursday night. “We had 74 Leaving Cert students this year, the most we’ve had so far in the […]

STUDENTS from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí joined schools from all over the country at the Gaelbhratach presentation on DCU St Patrick’s Campus in Dublin on Tuesday. The flags were presented to students and teachers in recognition of the work they carried out throughout the year to promote the Irish language in their schools. […]

REHEARSALS are in full swing for a hilarious comedy to be performed by Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students near the end of the month. ‘Til Death Do Us Part’ is an original comedy drama written by Mary Quirke of Qwerkreation Productions. Mary Quirke has worked with the Transition year students in the […]

By Daithí Ó Loingsigh (student at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí) Ghlac daltaí misniúla Idirbhliana Ghaelcholáiste Chiarraí páirt i bhFéile Drámaíochta “The Briery Gap” in Ionad Óige Mhainistir Fhear Muí  Déardaoin seo caite. Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí TY students were delighted to participate in the national Briery Gap Theatre Competition in Fermoy last week. Ba […]